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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VIII A: Special provisions for sole traders covered by the status defined in Section 3 of Chapter VI of Title II of Book V

Article L681-3

If only the conditions set out in 2° of article L. 681-1 are met, the court declares that there are no grounds for initiating proceedings under Titles II to IV of this book and refers the case, with t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Use of the "appellation d'origine contrôlée" logo

Article L431-3

…t, after consultation with the Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité mentioned in article L. 642-5 du code rural et de la pêche maritime.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-54-1

Leave is granted each year, at the employee's request, regardless of age: 1° To any employee appointed to sit on a voluntary basis on the administrative or management body of an association governed b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Operational preparation for employment

Article L6326-3

…d employees recruited under a fixed-term or open-ended contract concluded in application of article L. 5134-19-1, or under a fixed-term contract concluded in application of article L. 1242-3 with an e…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 2: The department.

Article L132-3

…mental council determines the status, organisational principles and composition of the departmental tourism committee. In particular, it includes delegates from the Departmental Council as well as mem…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-5-2

…of all or part of those rights. II.-The procedures for exercising the right of termination referred to in I shall be defined by means of a professional agreement concluded between, on the one hand, pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation

Article L512-32

The caisses locales de crédit agricole mutuel may grant loans to their members.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article L512-36

The Caisses de Crédit Agricole Mutuel are administered by a Board of Directors, the members of which are elected by the General Meeting of member-policyholders.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation

Article L512-31

The Articles of Association determine the registered office, territorial scope and mode of administration of the Caisses de Crédit Agricole Mutuel. They determine the nature and scope of their operati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article L512-39

The Boards of Directors of the Caisses Régionales de Crédit Agricole Mutuel have powers over the administration and management of the local mutuals affiliated to them similar to those conferred by Art…

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