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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial allocations paid by France Compétences

Article R6123-26

…on relating to skills development aid for companies with fewer than fifty employees, referred to in 2° of I of Article R. 6123-25, to skills operators on the basis of the number of member companies wi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2027

…vership proceedings, the settlor, the beneficiary or the third party designated pursuant to Article 2017 may apply to the courts for the appointment of a provisional trustee or request that the truste…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Updates

Article L217-20

…ons: 1° The contract authorises the principle of such updates and provides a valid reason for them; 2° The seller informs the consumer, in a clear and comprehensible manner, reasonably in advance and…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Publication of civil status records

Article 101-1

…il d'Etat. The procedure for secure verification of personal data contained in civil status records may be implemented for the purpose of replacing the issue of full copies and extracts, under the con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-26

The fee provided for in Article R. 663-28 in respect of the task of administering the business, where the continuation of the business has been authorised pursuant to Article L. 641-10 (number 12 of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment research, financial analysis and voting advisory services

Article R775-26

Article R. 544-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands as amended by Decree no. 2019-1235 of 27 November 2019.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trade union representation at national and cross-industry level

Article L2122-10

…ory rules entitle it to present candidates, provided that it:1° It meets the criteria of Article L. 2121-1 and 2° of Article L. 2122-9;2° it has received at least 8% of the votes cast in these college…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appeal against the decision of the commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-10-4

…or to the decision of the Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique, planning permission may not be granted or construction undertaken and no new application may be submitted to the Commiss…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Control of plant and animal species harmful to human health

Article R1338-10

Failure to comply with the order issued pursuant to article L. 1338-2 is punishable by a fourth-class fine.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-107

I. Any shareholder may vote by post, using a form, the details of which are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. Any provisions of the Articles of Association to the contrary shall be deemed to be unw…

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