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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: The "portage salarial" company

Article L1254-26

I.-The freelance administration company provides evidence, at all times, of a financial guarantee ensuring, in the event of default on its part, payment of: 1° Salaries and related benefits; 2° Indemn…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Abolition of communes

Article L2114-2

…omprising the mayors of the suppressed commune and of the attached commune or communes makes proposals on the distribution of all the rights and obligations of the suppressed communes and communal est…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L1312-2

Obstructing the performance of the duties of the agents mentioned in articles L. 1421-1 and L. 1435-7 or the local authority agents mentioned in article L. 1312-1 is punishable by six months' imprison…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies

Article L4132-21

After the election of its standing committee, under the conditions set out in article L. 4133-5, the Regional Council may form its committees and appoint its members or delegates to sit on outside bod…

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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 Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-2

Subject to the provisions of articles L. 4221-4 and L. 4221-5, the diplomas, certificates or other evidence of formal qualifications mentioned in 1° of article L. 4221-1 are the French State diploma o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L952-2

I.-In article L. 223-1, the words: "on French territory" are replaced by the words: "in the territory". II.-In articles L. 225-36 and L. 225-65, the words: "in the same département or in an adjacent d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-2

I.-Only the following may prepare veterinary medicinal products extemporaneously, hold them with a view to selling them to users and dispense them by retail, whether free of charge or in return for pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-2

I.-The college of the Haut conseil du commissariat aux comptes comprises: 1° Four magistrates, including: a) A member of the Cour de cassation, chairman of the Haut conseil; b) Two magistrates from th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L311-20

Articles L. 632-1 to L. 632-4 of the French Commercial Code do not apply to measures decided by the resolution college pursuant to this chapter or to acts carried out by the persons it appoints pursua…

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