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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-4

…oyer of the validation decision within fifteen days of receipt of the collective agreement referred to in article L. 1233-24-1 and the homologation decision within twenty-one days of receipt of the co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Poisonous substances.

Article L5432-4

For the criminal offences mentioned in this chapter, natural persons are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Display or dissemination of the decision handed down, under the condition…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-49

…st the endorsers, against the drawer and against the other obligees, with the exception of the acceptor. II. - However, forfeiture shall only occur in respect of the drawer if he proves that he has ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6262-4

Where the budget is not voted in real balance, the territorial audit chamber, seized by the representative of the State within thirty days of the transmission provided for in article LO 6241-1, establ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6362-4

Where the budget is not voted in real balance, the territorial audit chamber, seized by the State representative within thirty days of the transmission provided for in article LO 6341-1, establishes t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Early repayment

Article L313-47

…ways, on his own initiative, repay in advance, in part or in full, the loans governed by sections 1 to 5 of this chapter. The loan agreement may prohibit repayments equal to or less than 10% of the in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article L771-4

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: La Monnaie de Paris

Article L121-4

…shment La Monnaie de Paris is governed by the provisions of law no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 relating to the democratisation of the public sector, which apply to the establishments mentioned in article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-4

…event that the local authority's budget has not been adopted before 1 January of the financial year to which it applies, the president of the territorial council is entitled, until the adoption of thi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-4

Priority dividend shares without voting rights entitle their holders to a priority dividend deducted from the distributable profit for the year before any other appropriation. If it appears that the p…

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