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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L937-3-1

For the application of article L. 722-6-1, the words: "mandat de conseiller prud'homme" are replaced by the words: "mandat d'assesseur d'un tribunal du travail".

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L947-3-1

For the application of article L. 722-6-1, the words: "mandat de conseiller prud'homme" are replaced by the words: "mandat d'assesseur d'un tribunal du travail".

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L71-113-3

The following are compulsory for the local authority:1° Expenditure relating to the running of the deliberative bodies and the upkeep of the local authority's hotel;2° Expenditure relating to the func…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-11-3

I.-The statutory auditor may not take, receive or retain, directly or indirectly, an interest in the person or entity whose accounts he is responsible for certifying, or in a person who controls it or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-3-1

The beneficiaries of the rights opened up by Article L. 218-2 may not prohibit: 1° Acts of hyperlinking; 2° The use of isolated words or very short extracts from a press publication. This exception ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article L228-35-10

The Articles of Association may give the Company the option of requiring the repurchase either of all its own non-voting preference shares, or of certain classes of them, each class being determined b…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Renewal and termination of contracts

Article L241-3-1

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 215-1-1 relating to the arrangements for terminating contracts electronically is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special training and adaptation measures.

Article L4142-3-1

In establishments open to the public with a capacity of more than two hundred people, the employer must provide training for professionals in contact with users and customers on how to welcome and sup…

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

Article L225-30-1

The directors elected by the employees or appointed pursuant to article L. 225-27-1 shall have the time necessary to carry out their mandate effectively, under the conditions defined by decree in the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Financial contributions from municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and the département to the budget of the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-35-1

In compliance with the rules laid down in the public procurement code, the département may, on behalf of and at the request of the public establishment referred to in the first paragraph of article L.…

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