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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Dissolution.

Article L125-19

Unless otherwise stipulated in the contract of incorporation or the Articles of Association, the receivership or liquidation of one of the members does not automatically result in the dissolution of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Consultation of electors

Article L1112-19

Expenses relating to the organisation of the consultation of electors constitute a compulsory expense of the territorial authority that decided on it. Expenses resulting from electoral assemblies held…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Informing the administrative authority.

Article L1233-19

An employer who makes collective redundancies for economic reasons of less than ten employees within the same thirty-day period shall inform the administrative authority of the redundancy(ies) decided…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employment certificate.

Article L1234-19

On expiry of the employment contract, the employer issues the employee with a certificate, the content of which is determined by regulation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19

A collective agreement may determine the content of a collective severance agreement excluding all redundancies in order to achieve the objectives assigned to it in terms of job cuts. The authorities…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of candidates

Article L1441-19

The list of candidates is composed alternately of one candidate of each gender.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-19

The victim informs the Office of any court proceedings relating to the same facts that may be in progress. If legal action is taken, the victim informs the judge that the matter has been referred to t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Participation conditions

Article L3123-19

After examining the abilities and aptitudes of the candidates, the conceding authority eliminates incomplete or inadmissible applications and draws up the list of candidates admitted to participate in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article L2121-19

Municipal councillors have the right to present oral questions relating to municipal affairs at council meetings. In municipalities with a population of 1,000 or more, the rules of procedure determine…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-19

The town council may vote, from ordinary resources, allowances to the mayor for representation expenses.

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