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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Copyright owners

Article L113-2

A work in the creation of which several natural persons have taken part is said to be collaborative. A new work into which a pre-existing work is incorporated without the collaboration of the author o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Judicial review.

Article L1333-2

The industrial tribunal can annul a sanction that is irregular in form, unjustified or disproportionate to the misconduct committed.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Disciplinary measures.

Article L1331-2

Fines or other financial penalties are prohibited.Any provision or stipulation to the contrary is deemed unwritten.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Civil capacity.

Article L2132-2

Only employees' organisations constituted as trade unions are entitled to negotiate collective labour agreements.Any agreement or arrangement concerning collective working conditions shall be conclude…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 3: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L243-2

References in this Book to provisions that are not applicable in Mayotte are replaced by provisions with the same purpose that are applicable locally.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2311-2

The municipal budget includes the resources required to cover the investment expenditure to be carried out during the financial year for which it was voted. The municipal council determines the order…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-2

Pharmacy dispensaries and pharmacies for internal use are required to collect, free of charge, unused medicinal products for human use from private individuals who are in possession of them. Unused me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Invalidity

Article L235-2

In sociétés en nom collectif and en commandite simple, completion of the publication formalities is required on pain of nullity of the company, the deed or the deliberation, as the case may be, withou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Offences concerning simplified joint stock companies

Article L244-2

Failure by the chairman or manager of a société par actions simplifiée (simplified joint-stock company) to consult the shareholders under the conditions laid down in the articles of association in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The European Economic Interest Grouping.

Article L252-2

European economic interest groupings have a civil or commercial nature depending on their purpose. Registration does not carry a presumption that a grouping is commercial.

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