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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L934-2

For the application of Articles L. 450-8 and L. 450-10, the words: "mentioned in II of Article L. 450-1" are replaced by the words: "sworn in from New Caledonia".For the application of Article L. 450-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-5

For the application of the second paragraph of Article L. 223-8 : 1° Authorisation to withdraw the funds individually is given by the president of the commercial court of the place of the registered o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal action by trade unions in the event of redundancies

Article D1235-18

…ganisation intends to take legal action on behalf of an employee, in application of Article L. 1235-8, it notifies the employee by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. If the employee ha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Seat and jurisdiction of certain specialised commercial courts

Article D721-19

…the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, specially designated pursuant to Article L. 721-8, are set in accordance with the tables in Annexes 7-1-1 and 7-1-2 du présent livre.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D775-2

…ght-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 511-8 and D. 511-9no. 2014-1316 of 3 November 2014

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-9

…duration set in application of Article L. 3121-27, the compensation referred to in Article L. 3122-8 does not have to take the form of compensatory rest.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: CONSIDERATION OF ASYLUM APPLICATIONS

Article R530-1

…situation is governed by Book II, with the exception of the provisions of articles D. 531-1, R. 531-8 and R. 531-9 which do not apply to European Union citizens.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Deposit of a sum by the transport company that has disembarked a foreign national without the required documents

Article R821-12

The accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance mentioned in article R. 821-8 shall return all or part of the sum deposited within one month of the date of receipt by his departmen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R61-27

…the sentenced person's obligations, in accordance with the provisions of Articles R. 544-5, R. 544-8 and R. 544-9 of the same code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Consultation on social policy, working conditions and employment

Article R2312-18

…ith the information provided for in headings 1° A e, 1° A f and 10° of the table in article R. 2312-8.

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