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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article L123-30

In addition to officers and agents of the judicial police, the following are competent to record by official report the offences provided for by the decree mentioned in Article L. 123-31: 1° The deput…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals doing a work placement in an establishment or company in the same group that employs them, and family members

Article L421-30

A foreign national residing outside the European Union who comes to France, under the provisions of 2° of article L. 1262-1 of the Labour Code, to complete an internship in an establishment or company…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Meetings of staff representatives.

Article L1233-30

I.-In undertakings or establishments usually employing at least fifty employees, the employer shall convene and consult the social and economic committee on :1° The planned operation and its terms and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Advance information of employees enabling them to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in undertakings subject to the obligation to set up a works council

Article L141-30

Information may be provided to employees by any means, specified by regulation, likely to make the date of its receipt by the employees certain. When the information is made by registered letter with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-30

In the event of failure to hand over the keys on the set date and after formal notice, the receiver shall withhold 1% per day of delay from the amount of the compensation and return this withholding t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Responsibilities

Article L2121-30

I.-The town council decides on the creation and location of public elementary and nursery schools and classes after consultation with the representative of the State in the department.II.-The town cou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-30

Mortgages, pledges and liens may no longer be registered after the opening judgment. The same applies to deeds and judicial decisions transferring or constituting rights in rem, unless these deeds hav…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts.

Article L626-30

I.-Affected parties are: 1° Creditors whose rights are directly affected by the draft plan; 2° The members of the extraordinary general meeting or the shareholders' meeting, the special meetings refer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

Article L613-30

In the event of the opening of safeguard, reorganisation or liquidation proceedings in respect of a credit institution or an investment firm, the guarantee fund and the depositors are exempt from the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Innovation mutual funds

Article L214-30

I. - Innovation mutual funds are venture capital mutual funds at least 70% of whose assets consist of financial securities, limited liability company shares and current account advances, as defined in…

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