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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book III: Companies.

Article L300-1

I. - For the purposes of this Book : a) The words "France" and "territory of the French Republic" mean mainland France and the territorial collectivities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Procedure.

Article L463-6

The penalties laid down in Article 226-13 of the Criminal Code, the disclosure by one of the parties of information concerning another party or a third party and of which it was only able to become aw…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations and financial solidarity of principals and project owners.

Article L8222-2

Any person who disregards the provisions of article L. 8222-1, as well as any person convicted of having used, directly or through an intermediary, the services of a person who performs undeclared wor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-24

This section applies to transfers by a company of up to 10% of its total issued securities to members of a company savings plan.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Remedies and limitation periods

Article L232-24

…as the person concerned, the president of the French Anti-Doping Agency, the competent international federation, the World Anti-Doping Agency and, where applicable, the national anti-doping organisat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health Agency for Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article L1442-3

The following are attached to the Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin Health Agency: 1° La conférence de la santé et de l'autonomie de la Guadeloupe, de Saint-Barthélemy et de Saint-Martin,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-14

The free shares allocated to employees under the conditions set out in Articles L. 225-197-1 to L. 225-197-3 and L. 22-10-59 of the French Commercial Code, without prejudice to the specific provisions…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L286-2

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° Access to work by foreign nationals is exercised under the conditions laid down by the legislation and regulations applicable locally and in compl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L285-2

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° Access to work for foreign nationals is exercised under the conditions laid down by the legislation and regulations applicable locally and in c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Overall operating grant

Article L2573-52

I. - Articles L. 2334-1 and L. 2334-2, article L. 2334-7, with the exception of the second paragraph of 3°, the last paragraph of 4° and 5° of I, Articles L. 2334-8 and L. 2334-10 à L. 2334-12, the fi…

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