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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The introduction of a period allowing employees to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in companies that are not required to set up a works council.

Article L141-25

…t to this section, under the same conditions as those provided for works council members in Article L. 2325-5 of the Labour Code , except with regard to persons whose assistance is necessary to enable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1333-28

…ll take all necessary measures to reduce such exposure in accordance with the provisions of article L. 1333-3. The financial obligations linked to the application of these provisions lapse thirty year…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Implementation within a group of undertakings

Article L3344-1

…up within a group made up of companies that are legally independent but have established financial and economic links between them. However, the mechanisms for increasing capital provided for in arti…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L641-2

For the application of this Code in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the terms listed below are replaced as follows: 1° "Tribunal judiciaire" by "tribunal de première instance" ; 2° "Tribunal de commerc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline of commercial court judges.

Article L724-2

…mber president at the Cour de cassation, appointed by the first president of the Cour de cassation, and which comprises: 1° A member of the Conseil d'Etat appointed by the vice-president of the Consei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L7321-2

…where these persons carry on their profession in premises provided or approved by that enterprise and under the conditions and at the prices imposed by that enterprise;b) taking orders or receiving…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Rental investment giving entitlement to a tax reduction

Article L122-23

Any advertising relating to the acquisition of housing intended for rental and likely to benefit from the provisions of articles 199 tervicies, 199 sexvicies and 199 novovicies of the French General T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Negotiation procedures in companies with at least fifty employees

Article L2232-26

…st fifty employees without a trade union delegate where, following the procedure defined in article L. 2232-25-1, no member of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee has expressed a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-210

…ed form, with the exception of shares bought back to promote the liquidity of the company's shares, and must be fully paid up at the time of acquisition. Failing this, the members of the Board of Dire…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-26

Any natural or legal person has the right to request communication of the deliberations and minutes of the municipal council, the budgets and accounts of the municipality and municipal by-laws.Each pe…

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