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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article L645-4

The court that opens a professional recovery procedure appoints a court-appointed judge responsible for gathering all information on the debtor's financial situation, in particular the amount of his l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-4

Chapter V of Title I of Book I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna.Article L. 1115-3 shall apply to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-1109 of 24 August 2021 consol…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Arbitration

Article L3137-4

As stipulated in the first paragraph of article 2060 of the Civil Code, granting authorities that are legal entities governed by public law may not resort to arbitration, except in the cases provided…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-46

In order to implement the employee's right to the leave referred to in article L. 3142-42, a collective agreement or agreement at company level or, failing that, an agreement or agreement at industry…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Beverages.

Article L3351-4

Ignoring the prohibitions set out in article L. 3322-5 is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €3,750. The court will also order the confiscation of the goods and means of transport an…

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

Article L917-4

For the application of article L. 712-2, the words: "of the network by means of taxes of all kinds allocated to the regional chambers of commerce and industry" are replaced by the words: "of the chamb…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-41

Limited liability companies are not dissolved where a judicial liquidation judgment, personal bankruptcy, a management ban provided for by Article L. 625-8 or a measure of incapacity is pronounced aga…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 14: Payment transactions where the amount is not known in advance

Article L133-43

The payer's payment service provider shall release the funds blocked on the payer's payment account referred to in Article L. 133-42 without undue delay after receiving information on the exact amount…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inter-company savings plan.

Article L3333-4

The inter-company savings plan may collect sums from profit-sharing, company profit-sharing, voluntary payments by employees and the persons mentioned in article L. 3332-2 belonging to companies withi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-4

Where an orphan work is already registered in the database mentioned in 2° of Article L. 135-3, the organisation is not required to carry out the searches mentioned in the same Article. It must indica…

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