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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-39

The provisions of article L. 225-38 do not apply to agreements relating to ordinary transactions entered into under normal conditions or to agreements entered into between two companies, one of which…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-36

…ng are thus registered, on their declarations: 1° The persons mentioned in 1° to 6° of I of article L. 123-1 ; 2° The commercial agents referred to in article L. 134-1; 3° Persons in the trades and cr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Early termination of the contract.

Article L1243-3

…employment contract at the employee's initiative in cases other than those provided for in Articles L. 1243-1 and L. 1243-2 entitles the employer to damages corresponding to the loss suffered.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-36

By way of derogation from Article L. 131-1 and subject to the provisions of article L. 121-8, the agreement binding a professional journalist or journalist treated as such within the meaning of articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Meetings of staff representatives.

Article L1233-30

…dertakings or establishments usually employing at least fifty employees, the employer shall convene and consult the social and economic committee on :1° The planned operation and its terms and conditi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the training of volunteer fire fighters

Article L1424-37

…with the firefighters benefit, from the start of their period of commitment, from initial training and, subsequently, from ongoing training.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the training of volunteer fire fighters

Article L1424-38

…ne, the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation or the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service to which they belong.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the training of volunteer fire fighters

Article L1424-39

The fire and rescue services contribute to the funding of training for volunteer fire brigade officers provided by their national public training establishment.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article L628-3

…t-appointed administrators. Where the conciliator is registered on the list provided for in Article L. 811-2 or on the list provided for in Article L. 812-2, the court shall designate him either as a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue.

Article L3262-3

The accounts provided for in article L. 3262-2 are cash deposit accounts entitled "meal voucher accounts". Subject to the provisions of articles L. 3262-4 and L. 3262-5, they may only be debited to th…

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