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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Application for approval

Article R212-55

…tion of the commitments, the projected economics of the package, in particular: the subscription price, the management costs and those of the guarantee offered under the package, the number of subscri…

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

Article L2312-54

The person or persons designated by the social and economic committee, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 661-10 of the French Commercial Code, shall be heard by the competent court: 1° D…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of the admissibility decision

Article R722-5

…letter notifying the admissibility decision states that its effect is to suspend and prohibit enforcement proceedings against the debtor's assets as well as assignments of remuneration that the debto…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-51

The accounting officer of the Corsican regional authority is solely responsible for: 1° Taking all necessary steps for the collection of income, legacies and donations and other resources allocated to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conclusion of the contract.

Article L6222-5

Where a minor apprentice is employed by an ascendant, the apprenticeship contract is replaced by a declaration signed by the employer. This declaration is treated in all respects as an apprenticeship…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Legal system for acts taken by municipal authorities

Article R2131-5

…the following documents: 1° A copy of the constituent documents of the public contract, with the exception of the plans; 3° A copy of the call for tenders and the invitation to the selected candidate…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Establishment and powers.

Article L721-5

…have jurisdiction to hear legal actions in which one of the parties is a company formed in accordance with the loi n° 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990 relative à l'exercice sous forme de sociétés des prof…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6413-5

The following provisions of this code in force on the date of promulgation of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 précitée:1° Première partie : livre Ier (titre unique : chapitres Ier, II…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-7

…e member includes :- the value of the units of account selected ;- the charges levied by the insurance company in respect of each unit of account;- the total charges borne by the unit of account durin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-57

In the absence of an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-73, the employer may refuse to grant international solidarity leave if it establishes that the number of employees, per establishment, alrea…

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