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Showing 23012310 of 66952 articles for Art. L. 210-6 and C. civ. Art. 1844-3

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-6-1

The organisations mentioned in a to d of 1° of article L. 6361-2 pay the Treasury a sum equal to the amount of unjustified use of funds that has been rejected in application of article L. 6362-10.

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

Article L225-69-1

…s which, for the third consecutive financial year, employ an average number of at least two hundred and fifty permanent employees and have net sales or a balance sheet total of at least 50 million eur…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Contracts concluded at trade fairs and exhibitions

Article L224-62-1

…French translation of these documents cannot constitute a risk to the safety or health of consumers and that the purchase of this product or service has been the subject of prior written consent by th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation, amendment and duration of the contract

Article L224-25-6

Traders who offer, directly or through a third party, a supply of digital content or digital services may not make the conclusion or amendment of the terms of the contract governing that supply subjec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-6

…are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the number of directors elected pursuant to article L. 225-27 may not be more than five nor exceed one-third of the number of other directors. Any appoi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Preferential rights and guarantees for wage claims.

Article L143-11-6

…cheme defined by Section I of Chapter I of Title V of Book III of this Code.The collection, control and litigation of these contributions are governed by the rules set out in Article L. 351-5-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Subscription, purchase or pledging by companies of their own shares

Article L22-10-61

Article L. 225-208 shall not apply to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility subject to the provisions of II of Article L. 433-3 of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Subscription, purchase or pledging by companies of their own shares

Article L22-10-63

Article L. 225-209-2 is not applicable to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market subject to the dispositions du II de l'article L. 433-3 du code monétaire et financier.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation to operate as an operator

Article L212-3

…n, the authorisation is issued to this person on presentation of proof of registration in the Trade and Companies Register.When the activity of cinema entertainment venue operator is carried out by a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Tax on admission prices to screenings organised by cinema operators

Article L115-3

…payable on a monthly basis per cinema, for the cinema weeks completed during the month in question and during which at least two screenings were organised. However, for the months of December and Jan…

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