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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-2

Share consolidations provided for in article L. 228-29-1 include the obligation for shareholders to make the purchases or sales of shares necessary to carry out the reverse split. The nominal value of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions and differentiated exercise of powers

Article L1111-2

The communes, départements and regions regulate the affairs of their jurisdiction by their deliberations.Under the conditions laid down by law, they have regulatory powers for the exercise of their ju…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Notice and compensation in lieu of notice.

Article L1234-2

…loyment contract setting a shorter notice period than that resulting from the provisions of article L. 1234-1 or a longer service requirement than that set out in those same provisions is null and voi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training

Article L2145-2

…ng of employees called upon to exercise trade union responsibilities, in particular within economic and social bodies, and of members of a trade union organisation called upon to intervene on behalf o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement and conduct of secondary insolvency proceedings

Article L692-2

…ned, provides evidence of having given an undertaking in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 692-7 et L. 692-8. II.-The court which suspends the opening of secondary insolvency proceedings u…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the Commercial Court.

Article L722-2

…assets, the panel of judges shall include, subject to the application of the provisions of article L. 722-15, a majority of judges who have held judicial office for more than two years.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Content and adoption of the measures imposed

Article L733-2

…n. Depending on this, the commission may impose all or some of the measures provided for in Article L. 733-1 and Articles L. 733-4 and L. 733-7 with the exception of a new suspension. It may, where ap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and purpose of sector collective agreements

Article L7343-27

…provisions of this section shall apply to platforms in the sectors of activity mentioned in Article L. 7343-1, hereinafter referred to as "platforms", and to self-employed workers using these platform…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and purpose of sector collective agreements

Article L7343-28

…llective agreements", may be concluded at the level of the sectors of activity mentioned in article L. 7343-1. In particular, they may cover all working conditions, remuneration and the exercise of pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Successive contracts with the same employee.

Article L1244-2-2

I. - In the branches referred to in Article L. 1244-2-1, in the absence of collective bargaining agreements at branch or company level, the employer shall inform the employee with a seasonal employmen…

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