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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special Negotiating Body.

Article L2342-4

If the employer fails to take the initiative, the procedure for setting up the special negotiating body shall be initiated at the written request of one hundred employees or their representatives, fro…

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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 L3253-18-8

When the foreign liquidator or any person exercising a function similar to that of the mandataire judiciaire, the administrateur judiciaire or the liquidator has ceased his functions or in the case me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to the various councils.

Article L4233-1

…in all civil acts.They authorise their president to take legal action. They may, before all courts, exercise all the rights reserved to civil parties in relation to acts directly or indirectly prejudi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK IV

Article R2614-6

…s are subject to technical and financial control by the State in its capacity as project owner. The exercise of the powers entrusted to the local authority ends with the discharge issued by the releva…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Spouse's rights.

Article L624-8

…time of his or her marriage, in the year of the marriage or in the following year, was a farmer or exercised a commercial or craft activity or any other independent professional activity, may not bri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional ethics

Article L722-20

…erests which is likely to influence or appear to influence the independent, impartial and objective exercise of a function. Commercial court judges shall take care to prevent or immediately put an end…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-22

The Articles of Association may allocate a reduced number of votes to partners who only exercise their profession on a part-time basis. They may also allocate partners a reduced number of votes for as…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Conditions for practising the profession of distiller

Article 311 bis

The profession of distiller may only be exercised in a fixed establishment. However, individual derogations may be granted by order of the authority designated by decree on a proposal from the adminis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4431-1

…to III of this Part subject to the provisions of this Title. The regions of Guadeloupe and Réunion exercise the powers which the laws, in their provisions not contrary to those of this Title, attribu…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: Fixed-date proceedings.

Article 917

If the rights of a party are in jeopardy, the first president may, on application, fix the day on which the case will be called by priority. He shall designate the chamber to which the case shall be d…

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