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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-32

The information specified in the second paragraph of article L. 224-90 are stipulated on pain of nullity of the contract.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L322-2

The bailiff may enter the premises and, if necessary, have the doors and furniture opened in order to describe the seized property. In the absence of the occupant of the premises or if the occupant re…

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

Article L225-26

The statutory auditors, if any, shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with the provisions of Article L. 225-25 and shall denounce any breach thereof in their report to the annual general meetin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Advertising

Article L224-72

The timeshare and long-term holiday products offered cannot be represented or sold as an investment.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Night work.

Article L1225-9

An employee who is medically certified to be pregnant or who has given birth and who works night shifts under the conditions set out in article L. 3122-5 shall, at her request, be assigned to a day sh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Medical necessity.

Article L1225-7

A pregnant employee may be temporarily assigned to another job, on her own initiative or that of the employer, if her medically certified state of health so requires.In the event of disagreement betwe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Medical necessity.

Article L1225-8

When the employee returns to work after maternity leave and if, during her pregnancy, she has been subject to a change of assignment under the conditions provided for in this paragraph, she shall be r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-183

The Extraordinary General Meeting sets the period during which the options must be exercised. The rights resulting from the options granted are non-transferable until the option has been exercised. In…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-181

…the term of the option. However, when the company carries out an amortisation or reduction of capital, a change in the allocation of profits, a free allocation of shares, a capitalisation of reserves,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-177

The Extraordinary General Meeting, acting on the report of the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, and on the special report of the Statutory Auditors, if any, may authoris…

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