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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-20

If one of the members is incapacitated, personally bankrupt or disqualified from directing, managing, administering or controlling a commercial undertaking of any form, or a non-trading legal person g…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-22

The liquidation is carried out in accordance with the provisions of the contract. Failing this, a liquidator shall be appointed by the meeting of the grouping's members or, if the meeting is unable to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-23

The terms "economic interest group" and "EIG" may only be used by groups subject to this chapter. The public prosecutor or any interested person may request the president of the competent court ruling…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3241-2

In public service concession contracts, the départements, as well as departmental public establishments, may not insert clauses whereby the concessionaire assumes responsibility for the execution of w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article L3664-2

Expenditure relating to the revenu de solidarité active (active solidarity income) and the allocation personnalisée d'autonomie (personalised autonomy allowance) are tracked in an individualised chapt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Accounting

Article L3665-2

…le for carrying out, subject to the controls for which he is responsible, the collection of revenue and the payment of the local authority's expenditure within the limits of the appropriations duly ap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Employee obligations.

Article L4122-2

Measures taken in the field of health and safety at work must not entail any financial burden for employees.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Removal from the list of jobseekers.

Article L5412-2

Any person who has made false statements in order to be or remain registered on the jobseekers' list will be removed from the list, under conditions determined by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5131-2

The opening and operation of any establishment for the manufacture or packaging, even on an ancillary basis, of cosmetic products, as well as the extension of the activity of an establishment to inclu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Administrative fines

Article L8115-2

The competent administrative authority shall inform the public prosecutor by any means of the action taken on the inspector's report.

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