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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Increases

Article R7422-11

For the application of the increases mentioned in article R. 7422-10, days of the week other than Sundays and public holidays are considered to be working days. In the case of overtime, the percentage…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 49

In all cases where the mention of an act relating to civil status is to be made in the margin of an act already recorded, it will be made ex officio.The civil registrar who has drawn up or transcribed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Securities giving access to the capital or giving entitlement to the allotment of debt securities

Article L228-94

A société par actions may issue securities giving access to existing equity securities or giving entitlement to the allotment of debt securities of another company of which it does not directly or ind…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-17

I.-Before any tobacco product is placed on the market, tobacco product manufacturers and importers must send a list of all the ingredients used in the manufacture of tobacco products and their emissio…

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

Article L233-16

I.-Commercial companies shall draw up and publish each year, at the request of the board of directors, the management board or the manager(s), as the case may be, consolidated accounts and a report on…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: REFUSAL AND WITHDRAWAL OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R432-3

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles R. 421-36, R. 421-37, R. 421-40 and R. 424-4, the residence permit is withdrawn in the following cases: 1° A foreign national holding a residence permit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-20

Where the shares are not admitted to trading on a regulated market, the sale price is determined in accordance with objective share valuation methods, taking into account the company's net book value,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-174

The forestry assets held directly or indirectly by a forestry savings company are divided, if they are insured against fire, into at least two distinct management units in at least two natural regions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Status of the armed forces blood transfusion centre

Article R1222-53

The Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Centre is part of the Armed Forces Health Service. It is placed under the hierarchical authority of the central director of this service. The Armed Forces Blood Tran…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article R2334-38

I. - For the application of III of article L. 2334-40, the representative of the State in the department will enter into an agreement with the municipality or public establishment for inter-municipal…

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