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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Experimentation

Article LO1113-2

Any territorial authority falling within the scope defined by the law referred to in Article LO 1113-1 may, within the period provided for in the second paragraph of the same Article LO 1113-1, decide…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Offences relating to changes in share capital

Article L242-24

The chairman, directors or managing directors of a public limited company are liable to a fine of €150,000 if they use shares purchased by the company under article L. 225-208 in order to give employe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Armed Forces Medical Corps

Article L5542-2

Subject to the adaptations provided for in the second paragraph, the provisions of Article L. 5124-13 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Order No. 2018-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to certain overseas collectivities

Article L3512-28

In the local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution and in Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy, the price below which it is prohibited to sell a tobacco product mentioned in Article L. 3…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The introduction of a period allowing employees to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in companies that are not required to set up a works council.

Article L141-24

At their request, employees may be assisted by a representative of the regional chamber of commerce and industry, the regional chamber of agriculture, the regional chamber of trades and crafts territo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The introduction of a period allowing employees to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in companies that are not required to set up a works council.

Article L141-25

Information may be provided to employees by any means, specified by regulation, likely to make the date of its receipt by the employees certain. When information is provided by registered letter with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-21

Public law employees placed at the disposal of a consular higher education establishment choose whether to exercise their right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections for staff representatives…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Additional provisions relating to public sector companies.

Article L2144-2

The employer shall enter into negotiations with the representative trade union organisations in the company on additional ways of exercising trade union rights. These negotiations will focus in partic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-23

The liability actions provided for in articles L. 223-19 and L. 223-22 shall be barred after three years from the date of the harmful event or, if it was concealed, from the date of its disclosure. Ho…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Services accessible via electronic communications operators

Article L242-21

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-43 to L. 224-54 is punishable by an administrative fine, the amount of which may not exceed €75,000 for a natural person and €375,000 for a legal entity…

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