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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Collective bargaining - Collective labour agreements.

Article L2622-3

A decree sets the number of representatives of employers' professional organisations and employees' trade union organisations provided for in Articles L. 23-111-1 and L. 23-112-1 in Saint-Barthélemy a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Variable capital

Article L231-3

Deeds recording increases or decreases in the share capital carried out under the terms of article L. 231-1, or the withdrawal of members, other than managers or directors, in accordance with article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle.

Article L731-3

The commercial chamber is composed of a member of the judicial court, the president, two elected assessors and a court clerk. The assessors are elected under the conditions set out in articles L. 723-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Resources and means

Article L1233-3

The National Agency for Territorial Cohesion and the State shall enter into multi-year agreements with: 1° The National Agency for Urban Renewal; 2° The Agence nationale de l'habitat (National Housing…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-3

Any person shall be liable to five years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros if he or she:1. Counterfeit or falsify a cheque or any other instrument referred to in article L. 133-4;2. Knowingly…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Member of the Special Negotiating Body, the European Works Council, the European Company Committee, the Committee of the European Cooperative Society or the Committee of the Company resulting from the cross-border merger

Article L2435-3

Breaking the employment contract of an employee who is a member of the special negotiating body or of an employee who is a member of the committee of the European Cooperative Society, in disregard of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-30

The office of director elected by the employees or appointed pursuant to article L. 225-27-1 is incompatible with any office as trade union delegate, member of the works council, member of the group w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article L341-3

Without prejudice to the disclosure rules set out inArticle L. 232-23 of the French Commercial Code, the undertakings referred to in Article L. 341-1, the insurance group companies referred to in Arti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Supporters

Article L224-3

The sports associations or companies mentioned in articles L. 122-2 and L. 122-12 that take part in competitions organised by a professional league, as defined in article L. 132-1, ensure dialogue wit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfers between supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L384-3

Supplementary occupational pension funds may be authorised, under the conditions defined in Article L. 324-1, to transfer all or part of their portfolio of contracts to one or more supplementary occup…

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