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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Penalties.

Article L328-3

The provisions of articles L. 242-2, L. 242-6 (2° to 4°), L. 242-8, L. 242-25 and L. 242-28 of the French Commercial Code are applicable to insurance undertakings, even where they are not automaticall…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L234-3

In commercial companies, the works council or, failing this, the employee delegates exercise the powers provided for in articles L. 422-4 and L. 432-5 of the Labour Code. The chairman of the board of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Representation of organisations

Article L7343-3

The representativeness of the organisations representing the workers defined in article L. 7341-1 using the platforms mentioned in article L. 7342-1 for their activity is determined on the basis of th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter VI: Special rules for the award of certain concession contracts

Article L3126-3

Without prejudice to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road, as amen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-3

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, chapters I and V of title I of book I of this part are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, with the exception of articles L.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title III: MEASURES FOR DEALING WITH OVER-INDebtedness

Article L731-3

The proportion of resources required for the household's current expenses is set by the commission and mentioned in the conventional recovery plan provided for in article L. 732-1 or in the measures p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: METROPOLITAN POLE

Article L5731-3

The metropolitan pole is subject to the rules applicable to mixed syndicates provided for in article L. 5711-1, or article L. 5721-2 when a region, a department or the metropolis of Lyon is a member,…

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

Article L2121-3

The municipal council is elected under the conditions set out in articles L. 1 to L. 118-3, L. 225 to L. 270 and L. 273 of the electoral code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-39

The shareholders who decide on the merger may make its completion subject to their approval of the arrangements for employee participation, within the meaning of Article L. 2371-1 of the Labour Code,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-32

The provisions of this section do not apply: 1° To companies in liquidation insofar as the distribution of their assets among the members has been the subject of a start on execution; 2° Companies sub…

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