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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions.

Article L123-11-6

I. - The following are qualified to carry out, within the scope of their respective powers, the investigation and recording of breaches of the provisions of the articles of this subsection and the reg…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-6

Article L. 3253-15 is applicable with the exception of the last paragraph. When the mandataire judiciaire, the administrator or the liquidator receives sums due to employees from an institution locate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-10-6

The regional development plan may be made compatible under the hypotheses and conditions defined by article L. 300-6-1 of the town planning code, subject to the following provisions. The provisions pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article L722-6-1

The office of commercial court judge is incompatible with the exercise of an office of labour councillor, an office of president of a public establishment in the network of chambers of commerce and in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-6

If validation is refused, a new agreement may be negotiated, taking into account the reasons given in the administrative decision. The social and economic committee, if any, is informed of the resumpt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-62-1

I. - A branch of a credit institution referred to in I of Article L. 511-10 or a branch of a third-country undertaking referred to in Article L. 532-48 may be subject to one or more of the measures re…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Sociétés anonymes d'assurance, de capitalisation et de réassurance.

Article L322-4-6

In the event of one or more directors elected by the employees ceasing to hold office, following a decision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution to oppose their election, pursuant t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-64

Companies must declare to the Autorité des marchés financiers the transactions they intend to carry out pursuant to the provisions of article L. 22-10-62. This declaration is deemed to have been made…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-6-5

For the sole purpose of detecting illegal employment offences committed via electronic communications for which they are competent, the labour inspection officers mentioned in article L. 8112-1 and sp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health policy.

Article L1411-6-1

Newborn screening using medical biology tests, including genetic tests, constitutes a national health programme within the meaning ofarticle L. 1411-6. The procedures for organising this screening and…

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