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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning companies not subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-53

In undertakings with fewer than fifty employees, the administrative authority shall verify, within twenty-one days from the date of notification of the proposed redundancy, that: 1° Staff representati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial guarantee and default by the temporary employment agency.

Article L1251-53

The conditions of application of this paragraph shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Procedural provisions and respect for the rights of policyholders and creditors

Article L311-53

I.-When it adopts a resolution measure in respect of a person referred to in Article L. 311-1, the collège de résolution shall notify its decision :1° the Minister for the Economy and, where applicabl…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Committee of experts

Article A331-53

The committee of experts comprises :1° The director in charge of cinema at the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée or his representative;2° The director in charge of audiovisual at the Cent…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-53

When, for the production of an audiovisual work, a production company has received financial support for the production and preparation of audiovisual works, it may apply for production approval for t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-53

The representatives of the masse have, unless restricted by the general meeting of bondholders, the power to carry out on behalf of the masse all acts of management to defend the common interests of t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-53

Lease-purchase or lease contracts accompanied by a promise to sell relating to the properties mentioned in a of 1° of Article L. 313-1 are subject to the provisions of this chapter, under the conditio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article L312-53

In cases where the contract of sale or provision of services provided for in article L. 312-52, the seller or service provider shall reimburse, on simple request, any sum that the buyer may have paid…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Life mortgage

Article L341-53

The provisions of article L. 315-3 are provided for on pain of nullity of the life mortgage loan.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 530-3

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall set the amount of fixed fines and indemnities, reduced fixed fines and increased fixed fines as well as the costs of setting up the case and shall specify the term…

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