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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-82

The Supervisory Board may only validly deliberate if at least half of its members are present. Unless the Articles of Association provide for a greater majority, decisions are taken by a majority of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The undertaking given by the insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings

Article L692-8

I.-The insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings shall apply to the president of the specially designated commercial court or the competent judicial court within whose jurisdiction th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1242-8

An agreement or an extended branch agreement may set the total duration of a fixed-term employment contract. This duration may have neither the purpose nor the effect of permanently filling a job link…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Usury rates

Article L314-8

Transitional measures, derogating from the provisions of article L. 314-6, may be implemented by the Minister for the Economy, on a reasoned proposal from the Governor of the Banque de France, for a p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Withdrawal of authorisation and deregistration of investment firms

Article L532-8

The Minister responsible for the economy shall specify the conditions for the application of articles L. 532-6 and L. 532-7. In particular, it shall set the terms and conditions under which :a) Decisi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Rights and obligations of the expert

Article L2315-84

The expert is bound by the obligations of secrecy and discretion defined in article L. 2315-3.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Marinas and anchorages.

Article L341-8

Article L. 2124-5 of the General Code for the Ownership of Public Property sets out the rules for authorisations for temporary occupation of the public domain, which may be granted for the development…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1526-8

For the application of article L. 1142-17 in Wallis and Futuna : 1° The first three paragraphs are replaced by the following provisions: Where the damage is compensable under article L. 1142-3 as it a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Composition.

Article L2353-8

…number of seats on the European Company Committee is set in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 2352-3.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 11: Charges for the transport and distribution of electricity and gas and the transport of hydrocarbons and chemicals by pipeline

Article L2333-85

From the 2000 financial year, the fees referred to in article L. 2333-84 are payable annually in advance.

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