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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-17

The Town Council shall only validly deliberate when the majority of its members in office are present. If, after a first meeting has been duly convened in accordance with the provisions of articles L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Group agreements.

Article L2232-34

The validity of an agreement concluded within all or part of a group is assessed in accordance with the conditions laid down in articles L. 2232-12 and L. 2232-13. The 30% and 50% rates mentioned in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L1543-2

For its application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, article L. 1271-1 is replaced by the following provisions: Art.L. 1271-1 - Carrying out blood transfusion-related activities without holding…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Additional penalties applicable to natural persons

Article L823-13

Physical persons convicted under articles L. 823-11 or L. 823-12 are liable to the following additional penalties:1° A residence ban for a maximum of five years;2° A ban, for a maximum of five years,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-9

I.-In order to carry out its mission, the AMF conducts inspections and investigations.It shall ensure that the following offers and transactions are lawful:1° Transactions in financial instruments whe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-17-1

Provided they justify this in the schedule provided for in Article L. 123-12, the companies mentioned in I of article L. 233-16 are exempt from the obligation to draw up and publish consolidated accou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and implementation.

Article L1271-5

…the working time does not exceed three hours per week over a reference period of four weeks, the employer and the employee who use the universal service employment voucher are deemed to satisfy the ob…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-131

The capital must be fully paid up before any issue of new shares to be paid up in cash. In addition, a capital increase by public offering, carried out less than two years after the incorporation of a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-9

Inventions which are the subject of patent applications may not be disclosed and freely worked until authorisation has been granted to do so.During this period, patent applications may not be made pub…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY, SAINT-MARTIN AND SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L772-1

I.-For application in Saint-Barthélemy: 1° In Article L. 511-10, the second paragraph is replaced by the following provisions: "Authorisation to operate as a credit institution shall be granted by the…

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