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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-9

…l. Repayments made prior to the full redemption or cancellation of the non-voting preference shares may be cancelled. In the event of a capital reduction not due to losses, non-voting preference share…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Safeguard, reorganisation and compulsory winding-up proceedings

Article L2312-53

The social and economic committee is informed and consulted : 1° Before an application to open receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings is filed with the company registry; 2° During safeguar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation to authorised establishments

Article R6241-25

As part of the dematerialised service mentioned in II of Article L. 6241-2, the Caisse des dépôts et consignations: 1° Provides employers with a list of establishments authorised to collect the balanc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5842-4

…tralisation, deconcentration and various measures to simplify local public action L. 5211-8 law no. 2011-525 of 17 May 2011 L. 5211-9 law no. 2018-607 of 13 July 2018 L. 5211-9-1 law no. 2001-1248 of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Regional joint body.

Article R5312-28

…ppointed under the same conditions, to replace the member if he/she is unable to attend. Alternates may attend meetings of the body. Every year, during the first meeting of the financial year, the joi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-17

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officers referred to in Article L. 225-53 is determi…

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

Article L22-10-19

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the determination of the method and amount of the remuneration of each of the members of the Management Board, provided for in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII: Social security levies on gaming and betting collected for the benefit of various bodies contributing to the financing of social protection

Article 1609 quatertricies

Social levies on gaming and betting are assessed, declared, liquidated, collected and controlled in accordance with the provisions of the articles L. 137-20, L. 137-21, L. 137-22, L. 137-23, L. 137-25…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R6134-2

…France. They are appointed as associate trainees for a period of six months, renewable once, which may be split. The provisions applicable to students acting as interns set out in articles R. 6153-41…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-25

Notwithstanding article 13 of the law of 16 and 24 August 1790 on the organisation of the judiciary, the judicial court alone has jurisdiction to rule on any action for compensation for damage resulti…

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