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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Protests

Article L511-54

No act on the part of the bearer of the bill of exchange may replace the act of protest, except in the cases provided for by articles L. 511-32 to L. 511-37 and by articles L. 511-40 and L. 511-41.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-5

I. - In the event of the creation of a new commune grouping together all the communes that are members of one or more public establishments of inter-communal cooperation with its own tax status, the d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Inter-municipal equalisation fund, allocations and other revenue distributed by the local finance committee

Article L2573-54

The articles L. 2334-32, L. 2334-33 and L. 2334-38 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal structures

Article L6223-5

The following may not directly or indirectly hold a fraction of the share capital of a company operating a private medical biology laboratory 1° A natural or legal person practising a health professio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L911-5

For the application of articles L. 141-15, L. 143-7 and L. 145-28, a magistrate of the court of first instance may be delegated by the president.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Housing information and assistance committee

Article L2315-52

The Employee Housing Information and Assistance Commission assists employees wishing to purchase or rent housing under the "participation des employeurs à l'effort de construction" (employer's contrib…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L952-5

In articles L. 225-105, L. 823-6 and L. 225-231, the words: "le comité d'entreprise" are replaced by the words: "les délégués du personnel".

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-5

The sums appearing on these statements and remaining unpaid are paid directly to the employee within eight days of receipt of the debt statements. By way of derogation from the first paragraph, the ad…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Insurance obligation

Article L321-5

Approved sports federations may conclude collective insurance contracts to cover affiliated associations and their licence-holders under the conditions set out in articles L. 321-1, L. 321-4, L. 321-6…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-52

By way of derogation from Articles L. 223-30 and L. 225-97, the decision on cross-border conversion is taken by the general meeting of shareholders under the conditions required for amending the Artic…

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