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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article L7125-6

No dismissal or professional downgrading, no disciplinary sanction may be pronounced due to absences resulting from the application of articles L. 7125-1 et L. 7125-2, on pain of nullity and damages t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of offices in the Martinique Assembly and the Executive Council

Article L7227-6

No dismissal, professional downgrading or disciplinary sanction may be imposed for absences resulting from the application of articles L. 7227-1 and L. 7227-2, on pain of nullity and damages to the el…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial assistance for employees, company directors or managers.

Article L7233-6

Financial assistance from the company does not fall within the scope of the social and cultural activities of the social and economic committee mentioned in article L. 2323-83 and does not constitute…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L238-6

If the special meeting of preference shareholders is not consulted under the conditions provided for in articles L. 228-35-6, L. 228-35-7 and L. 228-35-10, the president of the court ruling in summary…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L761-6

Articles L. 700-2, L. 722-12, L. 751-1 to L. 751-13 and L. 754-2 are not applicable in Martinique.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-6

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 122-6-1, the exploitation right belonging to the author of software includes the right to perform and authorise: 1° The permanent or temporary reproduction of s…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L621-6

The employee representative and the employees participating in his or her appointment must not have incurred any of the convictions provided for in Article L. 6 of the Electoral Code. The employee rep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-6

As stated in Article 511-19 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below:Art. 511-19.-I.-The fact of carrying out a study or research on the human embryo:1° Without having first obtained the written consent…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Duties, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L812-6

The files monitored by the judicial representative or the person mentioned in III of article L. 812-2 who leaves office, for whatever reason, shall be distributed by the court among the other agents o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L3334-6

The fiscal potential of a département is determined by adding together the following amounts:1° The fraction of the net proceeds of the value added tax provided for in C of V of Article 16 of Law no.…

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