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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article R210-18

The publication formalities are carried out at the behest and under the responsibility of the legal representatives of the companies. Where a disclosure formality relating neither to the formation of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article R210-16

Advertisement by means of notices or announcements shall be made, as appropriate, by insertions in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales or in a medium authorised to receive legal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article R210-19

In all cases where, by virtue of this book, a decision is taken by order of the president of the court, either on application or in summary proceedings, a copy of this order shall be filed by the regi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article R210-17

Publication by filing deeds or documents shall be made at the registry of the commercial court, as an annex to the register of commerce and companies, under the conditions laid down in Section 1 of Ch…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article A210-1

To issue the opinion referred to in III of Article R. 210-21, the independent third-party body shall perform the following procedures: 1° It shall examine all documents held by the company that are re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article A210-2

The independent third-party body issues a reasoned opinion which includes the following: 1° Proof of its accreditation; 2° the objectives and scope of the audit; 3° The steps taken by the auditor, men…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Salary.

Article L6222-27

Subject to more favourable contractual or collective bargaining provisions, an apprentice may not be paid less than an amount determined as a percentage of the minimum growth wage and varying accordin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Salary.

Article L6222-29

A decree shall determine the amount of the salary provided for in Article L. 6222-27 and the conditions under which benefits in kind may be deducted from the salary.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Salary.

Article L6222-28

Overtime is paid in the same way as any other employee of the company.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Youth passbook

Article L221-26-1

Operations relating to the Livret Jeune are subject to documentary and on-site inspections by the Inspectorate General of Finance, and the collecting institutions and bodies are subject to the same in…

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