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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Appeal procedures.

Article L661-7

…o the Court of Cassation may not be brought against: 1° Decisions rendered pursuant to V of Article L. 626-30; 2° The judgments mentioned in Article L. 661-6 and the rulings handed down pursuant to I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of exemptions

Article L1453-7

…out-of-pocket expenses do not exceed the costs actually borne by the persons referred to in article L. 1453-4 ; 2° Donations and gifts, in cash or in kind, intended exclusively to finance research act…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-7

…hout having obtained one of the authorisations or made one of the declarations mentioned in Article L. 2151-9 of the Public Health Code or when this authorisation has been withdrawn or suspended or wh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-7

The sums which could not be distributed due to the rules defined in articles L. 3324-5 and L. 3324-6 are immediately distributed among all the employees and, where applicable, the beneficiaries referr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-7

The provisions of articles L. 2253-1 and L. 3231-6 do not apply to the acquisition of shares whose purpose is to give local authorities or their groupings a majority stake in the capital of local semi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Share categories

Article L6313-7

…ification registered in the national register of professional qualifications referred to in article L. 6113-1 ; 2° By the acquisition of a block of skills within the meaning of the same article L. 611…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other securities giving or which may give access to capital or voting rights

Article L212-7

…securities giving access to the capital and the holders of these securities are set out in Articles L. 228-91 to L. 228-106 of the French Commercial Code relating to securities giving access to the ca…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article L2315-72

…yees, by any means, of its annual accounts or, where applicable, the documents mentioned in article L. 2315-65, together with the report mentioned in article L. 2315-69.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Traffic

Article L414-7

In the case provided for in 1° of article L. 414-4, and where at least one of the minor's parents holds a residence permit not listed in article L. 414-8, the circulation document for foreign minors i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Secondment of employees to trade union organisations

Article L2135-7

With his express agreement and under the conditions set out in article L. 2135-8, an employee may be made available to a trade union organisation or an employers' association mentioned in article L. 2…

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