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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Renewal.

Article L145-10

In the absence of a notice to quit, a tenant who wishes to renew his lease must apply for renewal either within the six months preceding the expiry of the lease or, where applicable, at any time durin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Persons reported by the judicial authorities.

Article L3413-1

Whenever the judicial authority orders a person who has made illicit use of narcotics or habitual and excessive consumption of alcohol to submit to a therapeutic injunction consisting of a measure of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Withholding

Article L722-11

I. - Where the detention provided for by European Union regulations and relating to goods suspected of infringing a geographical indication is implemented before a request from the person authorised t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-11

Any clause in an agreement providing for preferential conditions for the sale or acquisition of shares admitted to trading on a regulated market and relating to at least 0.5% of the capital or voting…

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

Article L2411-11

The transfer to the commune of all or part of the property, rights and obligations of a section is pronounced by the representative of the State in the department at the joint request of the town coun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-15

When the closure of the local authority's accounts shows a deficit equal to or greater than 5% in the implementation of the budget, after verification of the accuracy of the revenue and expenditure en…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for exercising general powers

Article L2312-15

The social and economic committee issues opinions and wishes in the exercise of its consultative powers.To this end, it has sufficient time for examination and precise written information sent or made…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-16

In the event of safeguard proceedings, the lessor only has a lien for the last two years of rent prior to the judgment opening the proceedings. If the lease is terminated, the lessor also has a lien f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Discipline.

Article L811-13

A judicial administrator who is the subject of criminal or disciplinary proceedings may be provisionally suspended from performing his duties by the judicial court of the place where he is established…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Publicity and entry into force

Article LO6451-1

The acts taken by the authorities of the collectivity are enforceable by operation of law as soon as they have been published in the Official Journal of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, posted or notified to…

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