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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-4

Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in article L. 8256-2 shall be liable to the additional penalty of closure of the premises or establishments owned or operated by them and used to co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Liability for insufficient assets.

Article L651-4

For the application of the provisions of Article L. 651-2, ex officio or at the request of one of the persons mentioned in article L. 651-3, the president of the court may instruct the juge-commissair…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-44

…tal level chamber of trades and crafts verifies that the natural persons mentioned in 3° of Article L. 123-36 and the corporate officers of the legal entities referred to in 3° of the same article are…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Obtaining a multi-annual residence permit without a change of reason

Article L433-4

After the first year of legal residence in France on a long-stay visa as defined in 2° of article L. 411-1 or, subject to the exceptions provided for in article L. 433-5, a temporary residence permit,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims

Article L313-42

…nised by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 511-44 and which is not included in the scope of consolidation defined in Article L. 233-16 of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations to adapt and redeploy.

Article L1233-4

…ny called the dominant company and the companies it controls under the conditions defined inarticle L. 233-1, I and II of article L. 233-3 andarticle L. 233-16 of the French Commercial Code. The emplo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L1133-4

…L. 111-6 of the Code on the Entry and Residence of Foreigners and the Right of Asylum is p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other criminal provisions.

Article L4163-4

…s' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros: 1° With the exception of the cases mentioned in articles L. 4211-3 and L. 5125-2, for any person practising one of the medical professions mentioned in this…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Simplified judicial liquidation.

Article L644-4

At the end of the procedure for verification and admission of claims as provided for in Article L. 644-3 and the realisation of assets, the liquidator shall include his proposals for distribution on t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Detection of breaches and offences

Article L414-4

…L. 411-1 who note the unlawful exploitation of a number of cinemas or spectator seats, wit…

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