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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions.

Article L7123-30

Any person operating a modelling agency who fails to provide a financial guarantee resulting from a guarantee given in breach of the provisions of article L. 7123-20 is liable to six months' imprisonm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Joint committees

Article D2261-11

If an organisation does not send an authorised representative to the joint committee convened in application of article L. 2261-20, a new invitation is sent to it within one month by registered letter…

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

Article R4424-7

The draft planning and sustainable development plan is subject to a public enquiry by the President of the Executive Council in the forms provided for by articles R. 123-13, R. 123-14, R. 123-20 to R.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Effect on insurance contracts of the requisition of goods and services.

Article L160-7

…tion from the insured of the end of the requisition.The State, the service provider and the insurer may nevertheless decide that the non-life insurance contracts shall continue in effect and cover the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L775-3

…4 of 20 August 2015 L. 511-12-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-13 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-14 Order no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-15 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 20…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions specific to the overseas collectivities governed by Article 74 of the Constitution and New Caledonia

Article 33

…e instance" are replaced by the words: "tribunal de première instance"; 2° In Articles 21-28 and 21-29, the words: "in the department" are replaced by the words: "in the collectivity" or "in New Caled…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article R335-15

…vil court charged to the holder of the copyright or related right pursuant to this code and Article 29 of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 incl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 15: Other control systems

Article R4451-135

…employer shall make available to the radiation protection inspectors referred to in Article L. 1333-29 of the Public Health Code, to the agents referred to in Article L. 1333-30 of the same Code and t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-179

The Extraordinary General Meeting may also authorise the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, to grant to some or all of the company's salaried employees, options giving ent…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-32

The categories of offences for which an investigation decision may not be refused pursuant to 8° of article 694-31 are as follows:

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