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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-42

…o comply with the information obligation provided for in the third to seventh paragraphs of Article L. 22-10-40 or the provisions of article L. 22-10-41. The court may decide to publish this decision…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Information on beneficial owners

Article L561-47-1

The persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 and, insofar as this is part of the normal exercise of their controls, the authorities referred to in I of Article L. 561-36, shall report to the Registrar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-4

For the application of articles L. 3132-20, L. 3132-24, L. 3132-25, L. 3132-25-1 and L. 3132-25-6, only voluntary employees who have given their written agreement to their employer may work on Sundays…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-4-1

…al persons who manage voluntary sales of furniture by public auction, within the meaning of article L. 321-9. The Conseil d'Etat decree provided for in article L. 321-38 sets the nature and duration o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-4

…paid in full or in part from the funds available, the guarantee institutions referred to in article L. 3253-14 shall pay the funds upon presentation by the foreign liquidator or any other person perfo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Terms of office for members of the urban community council

Article L5216-4-1

…te of community councillor are at most equal to 28% of the reference term mentioned in I of article L. 2123-20. In agglomeration communities with a population of between 100,000 and 399,999, these all…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-4

…emises used for professional purposes, to any place where training or an event mentioned in article L. 230-3 is taking place and to any establishment mentioned in article L. 322-2 in which physical or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-23-4

…ional de la propriété industrielle grants the opposition on one of the grounds mentioned in Article L. 613-23-1 raised by the opponent, the patent may be: 1° revoked in whole or in part; 2° Maintained…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exemptions for the employment of children by approved persons.

Article L7124-4-1

When the child is engaged, in application of 5° of article L. 7124-1, the individual authorisation takes the form of an agreement.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-4

The duration of an employment contract referred to in article L. 222-2-3 may not be less than the duration of a sports season, which is set at twelve months. However, a contract concluded during a spo…

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