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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training leave

Article L2145-11

…and the smooth running of the company.Reasons must be given for any refusal of leave by the employer.In the event of a dispute, the employer's refusal may be challenged directly before the labour tri…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-11

The regions of Guadeloupe and La Réunion, the territorial authorities of French Guiana and Martinique and the Department of Mayotte benefit, for the establishment of the regional development plan, fro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Appeal procedures

Article L785-11

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L2242-11

The agreement concluded at the end of the negotiations referred to in Article L. 2242-10 specifies :1° The topics for negotiation and their frequency, so that at least every four years the topics ment…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approval, transfer and cessation of business.

Article L522-11

…22-6 may, however, apply for approval as general warehouses for the warehouses they operate or plan to operate and obtain, this approval if it is recognised that the interests of trade require it. II.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L3661-11

The surplus from the operating section for the financial year just ended, together with the previous result carried forward, is allocated in full at the earliest budgetary decision following the appro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Management, administrative and executive bodies

Article L323-11

…ulations of collective management undertakings provide for administrative and accounting procedures to ensure effective internal control of the members of the administrative body and the legal represe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-11

…he investment is in the sole interest of right-holders; 2° The assets are invested in such a way as to guarantee the security, quality, liquidity and profitability of the portfolio as a whole; 3° The…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Control by the Minister for Culture

Article L326-11

The Minister responsible for culture may, at any time, refer the matter to the commission de contrôle des organismes de gestion des droits d'auteur et des droits voisins when its observations aimed at…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article L2123-11

At the end of their term of office, the elected representatives referred to in article L. 2123-9 benefit, at their request, from a refresher course organised within the company, particularly in the li…

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