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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Other bodies

Article L142-1

The Standing Conference on Women's Sport is a consultative body, reporting to the Minister for Sport, which brings together all those involved in the development and promotion of women's sport. Its re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L2361-1

This Title applies to: 1° European Cooperative Societies constituted in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1435/2003 of 22 July 2003 on the Statute for a European Cooperative Society and havin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2371-1

This Title applies to1° Companies having their registered office in France and resulting from a cross-border merger, demerger or conversion;2° Companies participating in a cross-border merger, demerge…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-13

The following public holidays are non-working days: 1° 1st January ; 2° Good Friday in communes with a Protestant temple or a mixed church; 3° Easter Monday ; 4° 1st May 5° 8th May ; 6° Ascension Day…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6221-15

The Territorial Council may not deliberate unless an absolute majority of its members in office are present. However, if, on the day fixed by the notice convening the meeting, the Territorial Council…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6321-15

The Territorial Council may not deliberate unless an absolute majority of its members in office are present. However, if, on the day fixed by the notice convening the meeting, the Territorial Council…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Financial provisions

Article L2531-12

As of 1 January 1991, the solidarity fund for the communes of the Ile-de-France region contributes to the improvement of living conditions in the urban communes of Ile-de-France that bear particular b…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article L331-17

As part of its mission to encourage the development of legal supply, whether commercial or non-commercial, and to observe the use, whether legal or illegal, of works and objects protected by copyright…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Denunciation by all signatory employers or employees.

Article L2261-10

Where the denunciation is made by all the signatory employers or all the signatory employees, the agreement or arrangement continues to have effect until the entry into force of the agreement or arran…

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

Article L233-14

A shareholder who has not duly made the declarations provided for in I, II, VI bis and VII of Article L. 233-7 to which he was required to make a declaration shall be deprived of the voting rights att…

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