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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-5

The Public Prosecutor and the Autorité des marchés financiers for companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a financial instruments market mentioned in II of Article L. 233-7 are empowered to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Public auction sales.

Article L322-7

In places where there are no sworn merchandise brokers, judicial auctioneers, notaries and bailiffs shall conduct the sales provided for in Article L. 322-4, in accordance with the legal and regulator…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops

Article L522-6

Companies operating general shops, with the exception of those issuing storage receipts, are deemed to fall within the scope of article L. 522-5 if one of their members, owning more than 10% of the sh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L621-5

No relative or ally, up to and including the fourth degree, of the debtor who is a natural person or of the directors, in the case of a legal person, may be appointed to one of the functions provided…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article L628-5

The Public Prosecutor shall refer the matter to the court for the purpose of terminating the accelerated safeguard procedure if it is established that the debtor had been in cessation of payments for…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Administrative police measures

Article L532-5

Failure to comply with the measures ordered or to be applied to electronic addresses notified pursuant to article L. 521-3-1 is punishable by the penalties laid down in 1 of VI of Article 6 of Law no.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-11

The regions of Guadeloupe and La Réunion, the territorial authorities of French Guiana and Martinique and the Department of Mayotte benefit, for the establishment of the regional development plan, fro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-27

In the event of the annulment of the order for the creation of a public establishment for intercommunal cooperation, the State representative in the département of the seat of the establishment appoin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Minimum growth wage.

Article L3423-3

During the course of the year, the minimum growth wage in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin may be increased by regulation to a level higher…

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

Article L4142-1

…nding on the risks identified, specific safety training initiatives are carried out in certain establishments with the assistance, where appropriate, of the professional bodies for health, safety and…

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