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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article R651-4

For the application of article L. 651-3, the formal notice given to the court-appointed agent to initiate the liability action is delivered by at least two supervising creditors. Their action is admis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article R651-6

When a director of a legal entity or an entrepreneur is already subject to safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings, the amount of the liabilities to be borne by the legal entity or entrepre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article R651-5

For the application of article L. 651-4, the judge appointed by the president of the court may be assisted by any person of his choice, whose findings are recorded in his report. This report is filed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article R651-3

Judgments handed down pursuant to article L. 651-2 are communicated by the registrar to the public prosecutor.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article R651-1

The court with jurisdiction to rule in the cases provided for in Article

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions, information and prevention

Article R3511-1

I. - A manufacturer of tobacco products, vaping products or non-tobacco plant-based smoking products is any natural or legal person who manufactures one of these products or has one of these products…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions, information and prevention

Article R3511-2

I.-An additive is a substance other than tobacco that is added to a tobacco product, its unit packaging or any outer packaging. II-Additives that impart an odour or taste to a tobacco product, a vapin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions, information and prevention

Article D3511-3

The date for the annual "No Smoking Day" event has been set for 31 May.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-4-2

I.-In companies not subject to the provisions of article L. 321-4-3, the employer is obliged to offer each employee whose redundancy is being considered for economic reasons the benefit of a personali…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-13

Any termination of the employment contract of an employee of an age determined by decree giving entitlement to payment of the insurance allowance provided for in article L. 351-3 entails the obligatio…

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