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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register

Article R123-31

Registration in the Trade and Companies Register is personal in nature. No one may be registered more than once in the same register.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article R123-101

Any entry made by the registrar that is materially inaccurate may be withdrawn by the registrar by order of the judge responsible for supervising the register.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: INTERREGIONAL AGREEMENTS OR INSTITUTIONS OF COMMON UTILITY

Article L5611-1

Two or more regions may, for the exercise of their competences, conclude agreements with each other or create institutions of common utility.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIa: Socio-judicial supervision

Article R61-6

A person may be subject at the same time to the obligations of a socio-judicial supervision and those of a probationary suspension or conditional release..

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Popular savings passbook account.

Article R221-42

Authorised transactions on people's passbook savings accounts may only be carried out at the counter where the account was opened.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Employment contracts.

Article L7212-2

In the event of serious misconduct in the performance of his duties, the employee may be dismissed immediately by the industrial tribunal at the employer's request.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special contribution.

Article L8253-5

The registration of a preferential claim pursuant to Article L. 8253-2 may be cancelled in whole or in part at any time.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Assets and resources

Article R2135-17

The joint fund management association may not own any assets other than those necessary for its operation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Disputes relating to the conduct of electoral operations

Article R2122-94

Voters who are minors may lodge an appeal against the conduct of the electoral process without the authorisation of their legal representative.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Transparency, restrictive competition practices and other prohibited practices.

Article D440-10

The Commercial Practices Review Board may only validly deliberate in the presence of half of its members plus one.

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