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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Content of the agreement.

Article L2372-7

…he special negotiating body which decides to implement the procedures provided for in 2° of Article L. 2372-6 shall first choose, under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Communal sections with separate assets

Article L2544-7

…the administrative courts, there shall be instituted in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 2544-5 and L. 2544-6 a local commission which deliberates on it. The chairman of the local commit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-73

To implement an employee's right to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-67, a company collective agreement or agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or agreement determines : 1° The maxim…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Departmental tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment

Article L3333-7

…of the departmental tax are allocated, subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 2333-52 : 1° To interventions promoting agricultural development in mountain areas; 2° To expendi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-72

…re each member of the supervisory board to own a number of shares in the company, which they shall determine. If, on the day of his appointment, a member of the Supervisory Board does not own the requ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The undertaking given by the insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings

Article L692-7

…creditors affected by that commitment, including the guarantee institutions referred to in Article L. 3253-14 of the Labour Code. On this occasion, it informs each creditor concerned of the character…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reclassification leave.

Article L1233-72

…eds the notice period is equal to the amount of the conversion allowance mentioned in 3° of article L. 5123-2. The provisions of Article L. 5122-4 apply to this remuneration.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article L2315-76

…e social and economic committee whose annual resources exceed the threshold provided for in article L. 2315-65 and which does not exceed, for at least two of the three criteria mentioned in II of arti…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Marinas and anchorages.

Article L341-7

Before being connected to the sea or to existing harbour basins, basins and water areas intended to accommodate pleasure craft must be incorporated into the public domain, with a quayside strip, conne…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-7

I.-After the death of the author, the resale right referred to in article L. 122-8 subsists in favour of his heirs and, for the usufruct provided for in Article L. 123-6, his spouse, during the curren…

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