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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-3

The judgment opening the judicial liquidation has the same effects as those provided for in the case of safeguard by the first and third paragraphs of I and by III of Article L. 622-7, by the articles…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L525-3

It is prohibited for any person other than those mentioned in articles L. 525-1 and L. 525-2 to issue and manage electronic money within the meaning of article L. 315-1 on a regular professional basis…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to the cinema

Article L212-30

When requesting the approval of an access formula in application of article L. 212-27, any cinema exhibitor who achieves more than 25% of admissions or takings in a given catchment area or more than 3…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L4111-3

The workshops of public or private establishments providing technical or vocational education, as well as those of the social and medico-social establishments and services mentioned in 2°, a of 5° and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Member of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee and local representative

Article L2421-3

The dismissal envisaged by the employer of an elected member of the staff delegation to the Social and Economic Committee or of a trade union representative on the Social and Economic Committee or of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Medical auxiliaries.

Article L4423-3

I. - For the application of article L. 4311-1 in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the words "and in the services mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 2112-1 and in article L. 2311-4 " are dele…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L4711-3

During their visits, the Labour Inspectorate control officers referred to in article L. 8112-1 and the prevention service officers of the social security bodies have access to the documents referred t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Termination of joint ownership

Article L5842-33

The articles L. 5222-4 and L. 5222-6 are applicable in French Polynesia.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities

Article L213-3

The following are authorised to issue negotiable debt securities: 1. Credit institutions, investment firms and the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, subject to compliance with the conditions laid do…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-3

The provisions of Articles L. 8241-1 and L. 8241-2 of the French Labour Code do not apply to the transaction referred to in this paragraph when it concerns an employee of a sports association or a com…

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