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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification of claims.

Article L625-1

…er verification, the mandataire judiciaire shall draw up, within the time limits set out in Article L. 143-11-7 of the Labour Code, statements of claims arising from a contract of employment, with the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry

Article L712-2

…erve as a basis for the allocation of the tax for the costs of chambers as provided for in articles L. 711-8 and L. 711-16. Failure to comply with the measures provided for in the contract of objectiv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The Paris - Ile-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-11

…territorial chambers of commerce and industry and shall exercise all the powers set out in articles L. 711-1 to L. 711-4.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L531-5

In the event of conviction for offences punishable under articles L. 531-3 and L. 531-4, the court may also order: 1° That the decision be displayed and distributed in accordance with the conditions s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Levies on casino gaming revenue.

Article L2333-55

It is paid to each municipality with a casino governed by articles L. 321-1 et seq. of the Internal Security Code, or to each public establishment when it is delegating the public service delegation o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grouping of departments

Article L3114-1

…resentative of the deliberations of the departmental councils concerned.As an exception to articles L. 3121-9 and L. 3121-10, the request for the grouping of départements provided for in the first par…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article L4313-1

…the occasion of the debate on the budget guidelines for the financial year provided for in article L. 4312-1, the report appended to the initial budget and the report appended to the administrative a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Social security and tax arrangements for profit-sharing.

Article L3315-2

…ontributions. When the employee and, where applicable, the beneficiary referred to in 1° of article L. 3312-3 do not request the payment, in whole or in part, of the sums allocated to them under the p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Occupational risk factors

Article L4161-1

…ures; d) Noise; 3° Certain patterns of work: a) Night work under the conditions set out in Articles L. 3122-2 to L. 3122-5; b) Work in successive alternating shifts; c) Repetitive work characterised b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article L5221-8

…nd in particular:1° The procedures for filing and updating the declarations provided for in Article L. 5221-4;2° The procedures for issuing in vitro diagnostic medical devices prescribed in another Me…

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