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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: CCI France

Article L711-16

…of the chambers' staff and implements forward-looking management of jobs and skills at national level. It coordinates and chairs the national staff representative body. Under the conditions set out in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: France Compétences

Article L6123-5

…nancial autonomy. It is responsible for1° To pay funds to the skills operators mentioned in article L. 6332-1 for additional financing of apprenticeship and professionalisation contracts and retrainin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-16

…a view to making full reparation for the harm suffered. The second to eighth paragraphs of article L. 1142-14 apply to this offer.If the State is designated as liable, the offer is made by the Office…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-7

In companies subject to the obligation to set up a works council pursuant to article L. 2322-1 of the Labour Code and which, at the end of the last financial year, fell into the category of small and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L1711-4

I. - Articles L. 1424-1 to L. 1424-13, L. 1424-17 to L. 1424-19, L. 1424-22, L. 1424-24 to L. 1424-44, L. 1424-46 et L. 1424-48 to L. 1424-50 shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014, subject to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-18-1

The proportion of directors of each sex may not be less than 40% at the end of the next general meeting called to vote on appointments, in companies which, for the third consecutive financial year, em…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Written agreements

Article L441-7

…cturer, of the price of agricultural raw materials and processed products mentioned in I of Article L. 441-1-1. The contract includes an automatic price revision clause based on changes in the cost of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-69-1

The proportion of supervisory board members of each sex may not be less than 40%, at the end of the next general meeting called to vote on appointments, in companies which, for the third consecutive f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article L226-4-1

The proportion of supervisory board members of each sex may not be less than 40%, at the end of the next general meeting called to vote on appointments, in companies which, for the third consecutive f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-21

…1 January of the year of distribution.The population taken into account is that defined in Article L. 2334-2:- capped at 500 inhabitants for municipalities whose population resulting from the last ce…

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