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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment and early release.

Article L3324-11

Companies may pay directly to employees and, where applicable, to the beneficiaries referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 3323-6 and the third paragraph of article L. 3324-2, the sums due…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific solidarity allowance.

Article L5423-2

Beneficiaries of the insurance allowance who are at least fifty years old and who meet the conditions set out in article L. 5423-1 and who opt to receive this allowance are also entitled to the specif…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article R221-6

The annual financial statements, the management report and, where applicable, the consolidated financial statements and the report on the management of the Group shall be made available to the Statuto…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Profits.

Article R232-18

The period of nine months from the end of the financial year, provided for in Article L. 232-13, may be extended by order of the president of the commercial court ruling on a petition, at the request…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Precautionary measures

Article R321-48

The chairman of the Conseil des maisons de vente or the chairman of the Enforcement Committee shall inform the Conseil des maisons de vente or the Enforcement Committee, as the case may be, without de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and meetings

Article L5912-3

The chairman alone is responsible for policing the congress of departmental and regional elected representatives and mayors.He may have any individual disturbing the peace expelled from the auditorium…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6252-9

The representative of the State may, in the event that this has not been done by the President of the Territorial Council, and after formal notice has remained without result, exercise the powers devo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6352-9

The representative of the State may, in the event that this has not been done by the President of the Territorial Council, and after formal notice has remained without result, exercise the powers devo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Administrative management of customs officers responsible for certain judicial police tasks

Article R15-33-12

The magistrate delegated to the judicial missions of the customs and tax authorities or, if he is unable to do so, the deputy he delegates for this purpose shall receive requisitions for investigation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Measures prior to placement under electronic surveillance

Article R57-14

In the case provided for in the second paragraph of Article 723-7, the written agreement of the owner, or of the holder(s) of the lease for the premises where the receiver may be installed, is obtaine…

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