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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal support measures

Article 495-8

The judge sets the duration of the measure, which may not exceed two years. He may, at the request of the protected person, the agent or the public prosecutor, renew it by specially reasoned decision…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 79

Preliminary investigations are compulsory in felony cases; except where special provisions apply, they are optional in misdemeanour cases; they may also take place in misdemeanour cases if the public…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and implementation.

Article L1271-8

Legal entities governed by public law may acquire special pre-funded payment vouchers, under the conditions set out in article L. 1271-12, at a price equal to their settlement value plus, where applic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to securities giving access to the capital.

Article L228-102

Unless specifically stipulated in the issue contract and excluding the case of early dissolution not resulting from a merger or demerger, the company may not require holders of securities giving acces…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Dismissal of a member of the special negotiating body, a representative on the committee of the European Company, a representative on the committee of the European Cooperative Society or a representative on the committee of the company resulting from a cross-border merger.

Article L2411-12

The dismissal of a member of the special negotiating body, of a representative on the committee of the European Company, of a representative on the committee of the European Cooperative Society or of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Revolving credit

Article D312-22

…ed, the representative example defined in Article D. 312-21 illustrates the normal conditions of performance of the credit agreement.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article R134-7

A commercial agent who has set up an assigned asset pursuant to Article L. 526-6 shall file in the special register, within six months of the end of the financial year, the accounting documents mentio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Non-voting preference shares.

Article R228-40

The special meeting of holders of non-voting preference shares, when convened to give its opinion on any decision of the ordinary or extraordinary general meetings, is convened at the same time as eac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Citations and meanings

Article R187

Except in the case of special provisions of the laws and regulations, no fee shall be paid to law enforcement officers for summonses, notifications and service of documents for which they may be respo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Opening and funding of the occupational prevention account

Article L4163-4

Employees of private-law employers, employees governed by a special status and staff of public bodies employed under private-law conditions may acquire rights under a professional prevention account,…

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