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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L4135-24

For the application of articles L. 4135-22 to L. 4135-23, the contributions of the regions and those of their elected representatives are calculated on the amount of the allowances actually received b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L5711-3

Where, pursuant to articles L. 5214-21, L. 5215-22 and L. 5216-7, a public establishment for intercommunal cooperation replaces all or some of its member communes within a syndicate, this establishmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R6227-1

Failure by an employer to comply with the provisions of articles L. 6222-1, L. 6222-2, L. 6222-11, L. 6222-24, L. 6223-2 to L. 6223-8, R. 6223-9, R. 6223-22 and R. 6223-23 is punishable by a fourth-cl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Control of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-218

The Ordinary General Meeting may appoint one or more statutory auditors under the conditions set out in Articles L. 225-228 and L. 22-10-66. Companies which, at the end of a financial year, exceed the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-40-1

People who are victims of one of the offences provided for in articles 225-4-1 to 225-4-6 and 225-5 to 225-10 of the Criminal Code, who have contributed by their testimony to the ascertainment of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Application for substantial modification

Article R1124-12

…he Chairman by a simple majority of the members within the time limits laid down in Articles 20 and 22 of the aforementioned Regulation of 16 April 2014. The Chairman may, if necessary, appoint a seco…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 16: Partial or total transfer of the business.

Article R631-39

…stics of the business or branch(es) of business likely to be transferred pursuant to Article L. 631-22. It shall set the deadline by which bids may be submitted to it pursuant to Article L. 631-13. An…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-15

…Commission is consulted on the draft decrees and decisions mentioned in Articles L. 6211-3, L. 6211-22, L. 6211-23, L. 6213-2 and L. 6213-2-1. It may be consulted on draft decrees relating to the term…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3141-23

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement concluded in application of article L. 3141-22 : 1° The continuous fraction of at least twelve working days is allocated during the period from 1st May…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees

Article L22-10-58

…ed to trading on a regulated market, options giving entitlement to subscribe for or purchase shares may only be granted to the persons referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 225-185 unless…

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