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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: State aid.

Article L5134-59

State aid may be combined with the reductions in contributions provided for inarticle L. 241-13 of the Social Security Code.It may not be combined with any other employment aid granted by the State. H…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Implementing provisions.

Article L5134-64

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 5134-63, a decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the other conditions for application of this section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special schemes.

Article L351-14

…ion, the conditions of previous activity for entitlement to the allowances provided for in articles L. 351-3 and L. 351-10 are not met, adjustments may be made to these conditions of activity as well…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Change in the situation of economic operators with regard to the grounds for exclusion

Article L3123-15

If, during the procedure for awarding a concession contract, an economic operator is placed in one of the situations mentioned in subsections 1 to 3 of this section, it must inform the conceding autho…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions applicable to companies whose financial instruments are no longer traded on a regulated market

Article L433-5

Articles L. 433-1 to L. 433-4 are applicable to companies whose financial instruments have ceased to be admitted to trading on a regulated market in order to be admitted to trading on a multilateral t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee member of the board of directors of a mutual association, union or federation.

Article L2411-19

Article L. 114-24 of the French Mutual Code sets out the procedure for authorising dismissal and the periods and duration of protection for employees who are members of the board of directors of a mut…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Offences relating to public limited companies with a management board and a supervisory board

Article L247-9

The penalties provided for in articles L. 247-1 to L. 247-4 for chairmen, managing directors and directors of public limited companies, are applicable, according to their respective powers, to members…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-56

The remuneration of the representatives of the general body of shareholders as fixed by the general meeting or by the issue contract shall be borne by the debtor company. If this remuneration is not f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Equity securities

Article L228-36

…pany or a limited liability company, public limited companies for low-cost housing mentioned in the L. 423-1-1 of the same code may issue non-voting securities. These securities are redeemable only in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-53

…by the representatives of the masse to a third party in compliance with the provisions of articles L. 228-49, L. 228-62 and L. 228-63.

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