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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L631-12

…ess alone and in full and where each of the thresholds mentioned in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 621-4 is reached, the court appoints one or more experts to assist them in their management missi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article L814-10

…the national lists, appointed under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 811-2 or the first paragraph of II of Article L. 812-2, are placed under the supervision of the P…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7227-14

…value of the minimum growth wage per hour.The provisional amount of training expenses under article L. 7227-12 may not be less than 2% of the total amount of the functional allowances that may be allo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-19

Open-ended employment contracts may include a trial period, the maximum duration of which is : 1° For manual and clerical workers, two months ; 2° for supervisors and technicians, three months; 3° for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: General health administration.

Article L1514-1

For the application of this code in Mayotte :1° The powers of the representative of the State in the region are exercised by the representative of the State in Mayotte;2° The powers of the region are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L2211-1

The provisions of this book shall apply to private-law employers and their employees. They also apply to 1° Public industrial and commercial establishments ; 2° Public administrative establishments wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Orthoptists.

Article L4342-1

…ly and with full responsibility, in accordance with the professional rules set out in 1° of Article L. 4342-7.In the case of congenital or acquired disorders, the orthoptist uses the most appropriate…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Registration and deregistration formalities.

Article L143-17

In addition to the registration formalities mentioned in Article L. 143-16, sales or assignments of goodwill comprising trademarks or service marks, industrial designs or models, as well as pledges of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals authorised to reside in France under family reunification arrangements

Article L423-16

…dent card is subject to compliance with the conditions of republican integration set out in article L. 413-7.This card is issued, under the same conditions, to the children of the foreign national men…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Grant of cinematographic representation rights

Article L213-12

…L. 213-9 to L. 213-11, a minimum remuneration per admission for the licensor is set by joi…

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