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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Self-employed door-to-door salespeople.

Article L135-1

…ns, under a written agent, commission agent, reseller or broker agreement with the company that entrusts him with the sale of its products or services.

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

Article L225-57

It may be stipulated in the articles of any public limited company that it is governed by the provisions of this sub-section. In this case, the company remains subject to all the rules applicable to s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Structured deposits

Article L312-22

A structured deposit is a deposit that is repayable in full at maturity with interest or a premium determined according to a formula involving factors such as: 1° An index or a combination of indices,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-5

…shall finance the actions required to preserve the health of the population in the event of a serious health threat, in particular those prescribed in article L. 3131-1, as well as the financial comp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article L3312-3

The appropriations are voted by chapter and, if the departmental council so decides, by article. In both cases, however, the departmental council may specify that certain appropriations are specialise…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 8: Verification and admission of claims.

Article R631-29

Articles R. 624-1, excluding the first paragraph, and R. 624-2 to R. 624-11 are applicable to receivership proceedings. The verification of claims is carried out by the mandataire judiciaire in the pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4544-1

…law of 15 June 1906 on energy distribution. In the case of electrical traction installations, this exclusion extends to extension, conversion and maintenance work on these installations, to the elect…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-9

The Board of Directors may delegate some of its powers to the Chief Executive Officer within the limits it determines, with the exception of those mentioned in 2°, 3°, 5°, 7°, 9°, 10°, 11°, 12°, 13°,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prohibitions

Article R1333-4

…the opinion of the Nuclear Safety Authority and the Haut Conseil de la santé publique, if they are justified by the benefits they provide in relation to the health risks they may present. These exempt…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Execution of the international letter rogatory by the judicial court

Article 742

The judge may not refuse to execute a letter rogatory on the sole ground that French law claims exclusive jurisdiction, or that it does not know of a legal remedy that responds to the subject matter o…

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