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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 3

Heading 3-Expenses relating to the performance of elective or representative duties31. Allowances 311. Functional allowance of a local elected representative 3111. First payment 1. Deliberation settin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-33

…ramework scheme No SA.42681, relating to aid for culture and heritage conservation for the period 2014-2023, adopted on the basis of Commission Regulation No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-37

The articles of association of a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market may provide that the effects of restrictions in the articles of association on the exercise of votin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Consignment subject to authorisation by the liberty and custody judge

Article L512-34

Authorised officers may apply to the liberties and detention judge for authorisation to detain, pending the necessary checks, goods suspected of not complying with the provisions of Book IV and the te…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-3

…ormation are required, under the conditions and subject to the penalties laid down in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code, to keep secret any information which may come to their knowle…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article L236-31

…ne or more companies falling within the scope of paragraph 1 of Article 2119 of Directive EU 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 14 June 2017 on certain aspects of company law…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Deductions.

Article L3251-3

Apart from the cases provided for in 3° of article L. 3251-2, the employer may only deduct wages for cash advances he has made if the successive deductions do not exceed one tenth of the amount of wag…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article R40-35

The authorisations provided for in Article 230-16 are issued under the following conditions: 1° For national police officers carrying out judicial police duties, either by the heads of the national po…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-39

The period of notice for termination by a consumer of an electronic communications services contract may not exceed ten days from receipt by the supplier of the request for termination. The consumer m…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-37

No charges for rejected payments may be levied by an electronic communications service provider on consumers who are in a vulnerable situation, particularly in view of their resources.

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