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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: European companies

Article L322-28

…société européenne shall be governed by the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company (SE), by the provisions of Chapter IX of Title II…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-135

…he cases referred to in Article 25(6) of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017, the public prosecutor to whom the investigation has been referred refuses to relinquis…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 821-3

…he period referred to in article 821-1 must first submit electronically, between 1 September and 31 October 2021, a form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée containing a des…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Injunctions to perform

Article L238-3-1

…company name in breach of the provisions of Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European company (SE) to change that company name.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Payment of a bonus

Article R2371-9

The provisions of articles R. 2171-20 to R. 2171-22 apply.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-13

…ithin the meaning of the revised convention concerning international exhibitions signed at Paris on 22 November 1928. However, in the latter case, the exhibition of the invention must have been declar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Beverages.

Article L3351-6

Making available to the public an automatic device for dispensing alcoholic beverages is punishable by a fine of €3,750.The machine used to commit the offence will be seized and the court will order i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article R225-60

…ely distributes among its members, where applicable under the conditions provided for in Article L. 22-10-26, the overall sums allocated to them in the form of attendance fees; in particular, it may a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Liability in the event of an incorrectly executed payment transaction

Article D133-4

Where the liability of a payment service provider under Article L. 133-22 is attributable to another payment service provider or an intermediary, the said payment service provider or intermediary shal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-20

…r shall offer the employee another date within the two-month period provided for in article D. 3121-22.

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