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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Self-employed persons, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed.

Article L6331-51

The contributions provided for in article L. 6331-48, with the exception of that mentioned in the penultimate paragraph, are collected and controlled according to the rules and under the guarantees an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Modifications

Article L2112-5

Subject to the provisions of articles L. 3112-1 and L. 3112-2 concerning the boundaries of the départements, decisions relating to the modification of the territorial boundaries of the communes and th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-5

It is the employer's responsibility to take into account the objectives in terms of professional equality between women and men in the company and the measures enabling them to be achieved: 1° In comp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-51

The representatives of the masse shall be designated in the contract of issue or by the general meeting of bondholders or, failing that, by court decision, at the request of any interested party. When…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L4311-5

The purchaser or hirer of work equipment or a means of protection which has been delivered under conditions contrary to the provisions of articles L. 4311-1 and L. 4311-3 may, notwithstanding any clau…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Public body responsible for adult vocational training

Article L5315-5

The resources of the public establishment are made up of State grants, fees for services rendered, proceeds from sales and rentals as well as authorised loans, donations and legacies and miscellaneous…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: State financial assistance

Article L3662-5

The metropolis of Lyon benefits from the resources mentioned in Article L. 3332-3.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Measures to prevent and stop a breach of business secrecy

Article L152-5

Without prejudice to article L. 152-6, the court may order, at the request of the infringer, the payment of compensation to the injured party instead of the measures referred to in I to III of Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-5

The allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve between the beneficiaries is calculated in proportion to the salary received, up to a limit of three times the ceiling mentioned in the first parag…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Despecialisation.

Article L145-50

The change of activity may give rise to the payment, by the lessee, of compensation equal to the amount of the loss that the lessor would establish to exist. The latter may also, in return for the adv…

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