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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article L722-6-2

The office of commercial court judge is incompatible with holding office as a representative in the European Parliament.It is also incompatible with holding office as a regional councillor, department…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-10-2

The grouping's resources are made up of : 1° A contribution from the compulsory health insurance schemes, the amount of which is set each year by order of the ministers responsible for the budget, hea…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-2-1

In the event of multiple grounds for dismissal, if one of the grievances alleged against the employee infringes a fundamental freedom, the nullity of the termination does not exempt the court from exa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6 : Conversion of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-245-1

…event of the conversion of a société anonyme into a société européenne, the first paragraph of Article L. 225-244 does not apply. The company draws up plans to convert the company into a société europ…

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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 L1237-19-2

The employer's acceptance of the employee's application under the collective agreement terminates the employment contract by mutual agreement of the parties, where applicable under the conditions prov…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-2

The employment contract referred to in Article L. 1251-58-1 is governed by the provisions of the French Labour Code relating to open-ended contracts, subject to the provisions of this section. It may…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-2-1

…d in the same way as Member States of the European Union, subject to reciprocity, except for the application of Article L. 321-2.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article L2223-21-1

The estimates provided by the régies and authorised companies or associations must comply with model estimates established by order of the minister responsible for local authorities.These estimates, u…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-1-2

The Minister responsible for the economy shall lay down rules for the agents of payment service providers, in particular concerning :1° Requirements relating to good repute and aptitude ;2° The regist…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Agricultural risk compensation scheme

Article L442-1-2

I. - The grouping referred to in article L. 442-1-1 is created by an agreement which specifies in particular its organisation, its operation and the procedures for carrying out its tasks, as well as t…

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