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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Injunctions to perform

Article L238-7

…raw up, publish or make available the report relating to the tax on profits referred to in Articles L. 232-6, L. 232-6-1, L. 233-28-1 et L. 233-28-2. Where the request is granted, the penalty payment…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Procedure applicable in the event of a foreign national being placed under house arrest or in detention

Article L614-7

…ions of this section apply when the foreign national is subject to house arrest pursuant to article L. 731-1 or to detention pursuant to article L. 741-1, including when these decisions are taken duri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisational rules.

Article L4132-7

Subject to the provisions of articles L. 4124-10-1, L. 4132-8 and L. 4132-8-1, the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance of the Ordre des Médecins comprises eight full members and eight alternate mem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions and missions

Article L721-7

…nd Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Banque de France carries out the tasks entrusted to it by Articles L. 122-1, L. 141-1 to L. 141-5-1 and L. 141-6-1 as part of its participation in the European System…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1231-7

Notwithstanding articles L. 1111-2 and L. 1111-3, for the application of section 2 of chapter IV of this title, a decree in the Conseil d'Etat sets the conditions under which the number of employees a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Civil parties

Article L3515-7

…of this Title. The same rights may be exercised by the consumer associations referred to in article L. 421-1 of the French Consumer Code and the family associations referred to in articles L. 211-1 an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approval, transfer and cessation of business.

Article L522-7

…n the distribution of capital among the members, no longer meets the conditions required by article L. 522-6 must, within one month of this change, apply to maintain the authorisation of which it is t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-7

…eject the application for registration: 1° If it does not satisfy the conditions set out in Article L. 712-2 ; 2° If the trade mark does not meet the conditions set out in 1° and 5° to 10° of Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Rules applicable to training hours

Article L6321-7

In the cases provided for in 1° and 2° of article L. 6321-6, the employee's refusal to participate in training activities outside working hours or the termination of the agreement under the conditions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Effects of accelerated safeguard measures

Article L628-7

Without prejudice to Article L. 622-6, the debtor draws up a list of the claims of each affected party having participated in the conciliation that must be the subject of the declaration provided for…

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