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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation

Article R321-36-2

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation

Article R321-43-2

For the application of article L. 321-18, the Conseil des maisons de vente sends an annual economic questionnaire to voluntary sales operators.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operating credit

Article L313-12-1

…finance companies shall provide companies applying for a loan or receiving a loan with their rating and an explanation of the factors that led to the rating decisions concerning them, when they so req…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exemptions granted by the Prefect.

Article L3132-21

…anted for a period that may not exceed three years, after obtaining the opinion of the town council and, where applicable, of the deliberative body of the public inter-communal cooperation body with i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exemptions granted by the Prefect.

Article L3132-22

The provisions of article L. 3132-20 do not apply to clerks, office clerks and court clerks in ministerial offices.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exemptions granted by the Prefect.

Article L3132-23

…may be extended to several or all establishments in the same locality carrying on the same activity and serving the same clientele, although a fraction of an establishment may under no circumstances b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exemptions granted by the Prefect.

Article L3132-20

Where it is established that the simultaneous rest on Sunday of all the employees of an establishment would be prejudicial to the public or would compromise the normal operation of that establishment,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Exemptions granted by the mayor

Article R3132-21

…tail businesses provided for in article L. 3132-26, is taken after consultation with the employers' and employees' organisations concerned.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Traffic

Article L414-2

Any foreigner residing in France, regardless of the nature of his or her residence permit, may freely leave French territory.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Special notification procedures

Article R613-2

The decision to interrupt the period of voluntary departure provided for in article L. 612-5 shall be notified through administrative channels.

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