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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Economic redundancies in the context of safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation.

Article L1233-58

…t of receivership or compulsory liquidation, the employer, administrator or liquidator, as the case may be, who envisages redundancies, implements a redundancy plan under the conditions set out in art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Offences relating to currency.

Article R162-5

…and complied with the procedures for withdrawing notes from circulation provided for in Article R. 122-5, in accordance with the internal written rules adopted by the establishment to which he report…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-9-1

…ody judge for a rapid decision on this measure under the conditions provided for in article L. 3211-12. The present paragraph does not apply when the decision of the State representative is taken with…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article Annexe R344-7

…supply 36-39 Production and distribution of water; sewerage, waste management and remediation 3 10-12 Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco 4 13-15 Manufacture of textiles, wearing appa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Common provisions

Article 706-105-1

I.-Notwithstanding Article 11, the Paris Public Prosecutor may, for investigation or inquiry proceedings falling within the scope of Article 706-72-1, communicate to the State services mentioned in se…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Status and purpose

Article L513-2

…e contract or the document intended for public information provided for in Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 or any equivalent document required for admission to foreign regulated markets m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-16-1

By way of derogation from the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 123-12, micro-businesses, with the exception of those whose business consists of managing equity interests and securities,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-21

…t be brought to the attention of third parties under the conditions provided for by articles L. 141-12 to L. 141-18 on a medium authorised to receive legal notices and by means of an insertion in the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Assessment of the integration condition for the issue of a residence permit

Article L413-7

…3-16, the resident card bearing the wording "long-term resident-EU" provided for in articles L. 421-12, L. 421-25, L. 424-5, L. 424-14 or L. 426-19, and the permanent resident card provided for in art…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-11

…isdiction the domicile of the plaintiff or defendant is situated, in compliance with Article L. 211-12 of the Code of Judicial Organisation when the decision was given in relation to the international…

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