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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to European Cooperative Societies not initially subject to the formation of the Special Negotiating Body

Article L2363-12

In the case of the European Cooperative Society referred to in Article L. 2363-11, the terms of involvement referred to in Chapter I of this Title are determined under the following conditions: 1° Wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to non-trading private legal entities engaged in economic activity

Article L612-1

…ast one statutory auditor and, where the conditions defined in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 823-1 are met, an alternate. For agricultural cooperatives and agricultural collective interest c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-1

…e Commercial Court are subject to the procedural rules laid down by the fourth paragraph of Article L. 143-4.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-15

…ontract, those of notifications, those of registration and advertising provided for by the articles L. 141-6 à L. 141-18, and, to whom it may concern, those made to achieve resale. Article L. 143-9 is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-13

Any creditor registered on a business may, where article L. 143-11 does not apply, request that it be put up for sale by public auction, offering to pay the principal price, excluding equipment and go…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-10

…editor or at his own request, under the terms and in accordance with the provisions of the articles L. 143-3 to L. 143-7.The court orders the sale of the business if the separate sale of one or more o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-11

No higher bid is allowed when the sale has taken place in the forms prescribed by articles L. 143-3 to L. 143-8, L. 143-10and L. 143-13 to L. 143-15.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-14

…rbidder and his surety remaining committed, in accordance with the rules prescribed by the articles L. 143-4, L. 143-5 to L. 143-7 and by the fourth paragraph of Article L. 143-10. In the absence of a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-12

…business has not taken place by public auction in accordance with the articles mentioned in article L. 143-11 purchasers wishing to secure themselves from the proceedings of registered creditors are r…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Control of obligations to hold, carry and present documents authorising movement or residence in France

Article L812-1

All foreign nationals must be able to produce the documents under cover of which they are authorised to travel or reside in France at the request of any judicial police officer from the national polic…

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