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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article L642-2

I.-Where the court considers that the sale of all or part of the business is conceivable, it shall authorise the business to continue and shall set the time limit within which takeover offers must rea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5721-2

A mixed syndicate may be formed by agreement between interregional institutions of common utility, regions, interdepartmental agreements or institutions, départements, the Lyon metropolitan area, publ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L1711-4

I. - Articles L. 1424-1 to L. 1424-13, L. 1424-17 to L. 1424-19, L. 1424-22, L. 1424-24 to L. 1424-44, L. 1424-46 et L. 1424-48 to L. 1424-50 shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014, subject to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Contraceptives.

Article L5134-1

I A.-In application of articles L. 1111-2 and L. 1111-4, every person has the right to be informed about all contraceptive methods and to choose one freely. All healthcare professionals are responsibl…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L122-2

The sports company takes the form :1° either a limited liability company with only one shareholder, known as a "limited liability single-member sports company" (entreprise unipersonnelle sportive à re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-19

…cate's budget comprises: 1° Contributions from associated communes; 2° Income from the union's movable or immovable property; 3° Sums it receives from public administrations, associations, private ind…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special rules relating to real estate investment funds

Article L214-81

I. - The sums distributable by a real estate investment fund in respect of a financial year are made up of :1° Distributable income relating to income earned by the fund, which is equal to the net inc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-38

I. - The collège de résolution shall draw up individual preventive resolution plans for persons required to draw up an individual preventive recovery plan pursuant to the provisions of sub-section 2 o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2411-1

An employee with one of the following mandates benefits from the protection against dismissal provided for in this chapter, including during a safeguarding, receivership or compulsory liquidation proc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-22

I. - No proceedings based on articles 226-10, 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Criminal Code may be brought against : a) The persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 or their directors and officers or the…

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