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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-21

An individual may not simultaneously hold more than five directorships in public limited companies having their registered office on French territory. As an exception to the provisions of the first pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-210

The company may not own, directly or through a person acting in its own name but on behalf of the company, more than 10% of its total own shares, nor more than 10% of a given class. These shares must…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Early repayment

Article L315-19

The borrower may, in the case of periodic capital payments, request a suspension or modification of the payment schedule.These adjustments are made at the conventional rate defined in the main contrac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-19

The Executive Chairman or, if there is one, the Statutory Auditor, presents to the General Meeting or attaches to the documents communicated to the shareholders in the event of written consultation, a…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Demographic upgrading.

Article L133-19

The rules relating to the upgrading to a higher demographic category of municipalities classified as tourist resorts within the meaning of sub-section 2 of section 2 of this chapter are set out in the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Personal sureties

Article L314-19

The independent guarantee defined in article 2321 of the French Civil Code may not be taken out in connection with credit covered by Chapters II and III of this Title..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-19

When a prosecution is brought by the judicial authority in application of the articles mentioned in this chapter, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may order the temporary closure of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Open-ended employment contracts

Article L1254-21

I.-The employment contract includes the clauses and information relating to the relationship between the company providing the freelance administration services and the supported employee: 1° The meth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-21

Employers or, in the case of civil servants, the hierarchical authority are required to allow their employees or civil servants who are members of the Disciplinary Chamber of New Caledonia or that of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Responsibilities

Article L2316-21

The site social and economic committee may call upon an expert as provided for in sub-section 10 of section 3 of chapter V of this title when it is competent in accordance with the provisions of this…

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