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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties for non-compliance with the obligation to declare and provide information

Article L7122-18

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this section.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-17

…iens or security interests, with the exception of those secured by the lien established in articles L. 3253-2, L. 3253-4 et L. 7313-8 of the French Labour Code, legal costs regularly incurred after th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-12

…cally relevant comparator.II. - Early access applies :1° Either, by way of derogation from articles L. 5121-8 and L. 5121-9-1, to a medicinal product which does not have a marketing authorisation in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-1

…h a university hospital centre for the university hospital activities provided for in IV of article L. 6132-3. This association is set out in the territorial hospital grouping's shared medical project…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-17

…ith the register to which the individual limited liability entrepreneur belongs pursuant to article L. 526-7 and is subject to publicity. The transfer may not be relied upon as against third parties u…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7227-12-1

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L522-15-1

…an injunction to payment institutions carrying out hybrid activities within the meaning of Article L. 522-3 to create a separate legal entity for payment services activities where the institution's n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L912-1-1

…la loi n° 2005-882 du 2 août 2005 précitée" appearing in the third and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 223-30 are replaced respectively by the words: "l'ordonnance n° 2008-697 du 11 juillet 2008 relat…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-1

…nd of a period of two months following the summons, without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 412-3 to L. 412-7. However, the judge may, in particular when the rehousing procedure carried out…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-103

…% of the share capital, or of a shareholders' association meeting the conditions set out in Article L. 225-120; 3° By liquidators; 4° By shareholders holding a majority of the share capital or voting…

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