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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-7

The joint association referred to in article L. 1231-10 of the Transport Code may levy a payment intended to finance mobility services in an urban area of at least 50,000 inhabitants and in the multip…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-7

Derogations from the provisions of articles L. 3134-3 and L. 3134-4 may be granted by the administrative authority for categories of activities whose full or partial operation is necessary on Sundays…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Additional penalties applicable to legal persons

Article L823-7

…nditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in articles L. 823-1, L. 823-2 and L. 823-3 of this Code shall incur, in addition to the fine in accordance with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for salaried employment.

Article L5221-7

…to this application with the bodies involved in the public employment service mentioned in article L. 5311-2, with the bodies managing a social protection scheme, with the establishment mentioned ina…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Personal rehabilitation without compulsory liquidation ordered by the court hearing an appeal against the measures imposed

Article L741-7

When the protection litigation judge rules pursuant to article L. 733-13, personal recovery without judicial liquidation has the effects mentioned in article L. 741-2. However, in this case, the debts…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Inspections and controls

Article L1435-7

…carry out the duties provided for in this article in the same way as the staff mentioned in article L. 1421-1; he may also appoint experts to assist them. It may, under the same conditions, entrust th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-7

…sferring the business to the said shop, complete the publicity formalities provided for in articles L. 141-21 and L. 141-22. If the creditor holding the lien or pledge has not notified an opposition b…

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

Article L225-79

…hat, in addition to the members whose number and method of appointment are provided for in Articles L. 225-69 and L. 225-75, members elected either by the staff of the company, or by the staff of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Job security contract

Article L1233-70

…dustry level sets out the procedures for organising the back-to-work pathway referred to in article L. 1233-65 and for implementing, monitoring and evaluating the measures it includes. This agreement…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-7

…this increase.The provisions of the first paragraph do not apply to contracts mentioned in article L. 141-1 taken out by the bodies mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 141-6.Insurance in th…

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