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Showing 231240 of 49119 articles for Art. L 145-16 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 February 1987 · Cass. 3e civ. 23 July 1986 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 February 1972 · Cass. com. 26 October 1993

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The introduction of a period allowing employees to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in companies that are not required to set up a works council.

Article L141-26

The sale takes place within a maximum of two years after the expiry of the period provided for in article L. 141-23. After this period, any sale is subject to articles L. 141-23 to L. 141-25.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.

Article L2353-29

If only one form of participation exists within the participating companies, this system shall be applied to the European Company, taking into account the proportion or, as the case may be, the highes…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L623-29

Group membership does not preclude the right to take action under ordinary law to obtain compensation for losses not falling within the scope defined by the judge's decision referred to in article L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative

Article L7222-29

The representative of the State in the territorial collectivity alone is authorised to speak on behalf of the State before the Assembly of Martinique.By agreement of the President of the Assembly of M…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-29

The civil actions provided for in this chapter, with the exception of that provided for in Article L. 623-23-1, shall be barred after five years from the date on which the holder of a right knew or sh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-265

The general meeting of the workforce cooperative can only validly deliberate if, on first convocation, at least two thirds of the cooperative's participants are present or represented. The articles of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Additional designations

Article L1441-26

In the case provided for in Article L. 1441-25, the industrial tribunal members are appointed jointly by the Minister of Justice and the Minister for Employment, by industrial tribunal, college and se…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Powers of the President of the Executive Council.

Article L4422-29

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Education and research.

Article L4433-26

The regional councils establish, where appropriate, on the proposal of the presidents of the University of the West Indies, the University of French Guyana and the University of Reunion, according to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-29

Any software publisher, any technical system manufacturer and any service operator may, in the event of refusal of access to information essential to interoperability, ask the Audiovisual and Digital…

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