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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of candidates

Article L1441-22

The representative of the list notifies the employer of each employee candidate of the name of the employee from his company whom he intends to put forward on his list of candidates. This notification…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of candidates

Article L1441-21

Declarations of candidacy that do not comply with the conditions set out in articles L. 1441-18 to L. 1441-20 on the closing date for the submission of candidacies may not be registered by the adminis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-23

The Office is subject to an administrative, budgetary, financial and accounting system defined by decree. The Office's expenses consist of : 1° The payment of compensation to victims of medical accide…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L132-2-2

When the misleading commercial practices mentioned in articles L. 121-2 to L. 121-4 have been committed as part of an organised gang, the prison sentence provided for in Article L. 132-2 is increased…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.

Article L2353-28

Where no agreement has been reached and the special negotiating body has not taken the decision provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 2352-13, employee participation in the European Compa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.

Article L2353-29

If only one form of participation exists within the participating companies, this system shall be applied to the European Company, taking into account the proportion or, as the case may be, the highes…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Designation of digital safe

Article L122-22

A provider who avails itself of a digital safe service as defined in 1° to 5° of article L. 103 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code and who fails to comply with the obligations set o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Administrative penalties, precautionary measures and other consequences

Article L232-21

Violation of the provisions of this Title may result in one or more of the following consequences for the offender: 1° The suspension defined in 2° of I of article L. 232-23; 2° The financial penaltie…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-23

The producer of an audiovisual work is the natural or legal person who takes the initiative and responsibility for making the work.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-25

Remuneration of authors is due for each mode of exploitation. Subject to the provisions of Article L. 131-4, when the public pays a price to receive communication of a specific and individualisable au…

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