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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L912-4

In 5° of article L. 225-115, the words: payments made pursuant to 1 and 4 of article 238 bis of the General Tax Code are replaced by the words: tax deductions provided for by the locally applicable pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-4

Only operators meeting the conditions defined in this article may organise and conduct voluntary sales of movable property by public auction and electronic auctions.I.-If a natural person, the operato…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Personal recovery without compulsory liquidation

Article L741-4

A party may challenge before the protection litigation judge, within a time limit set by decree, the personal recovery without judicial liquidation imposed by the commission.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Popular retirement savings plan

Article L144-4

For the purposes of this chapter, mutual insurers governed by the Mutual Code and provident institutions referred to in Article L. 931-1 of the Social Security Code and Article L. 727-2 of the Rural a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Special commercial courts.

Article L731-4

The other provisions of Title II of Book VII relating to the commercial courts are applicable to the commercial chamber, with the exception of articles L. 721-1, L. 721-2, L. 722-3, and L. 722-11 to L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Internal redeployment measures.

Article L1233-45-1

In companies with fifty or more employees, the employer may, after receiving the favourable opinion of the Social and Economic Committee, propose internal redeployment measures before the expiry of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L123-40

The authorities mentioned within this sub-section shall control that the undertakings falling within their area of competence comply with the conditions necessary for access to their activity or for t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte.

Article L922-4

In 5° of article L. 225-115, the words: "payments made pursuant to 1 and 4 of article 238 bis of the General Tax Code" are replaced by the words: "tax deductions provided for by the provisions of tax…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L952-4

At 5° of article L. 225-115, the words: "payments made in application of articles 1 and 4 of article 238 bis of the French General Tax Code" are replaced by the words: "tax deductions provided for by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L947-4

Article L. 723-1 reads as follows:"Art. L. 723-1.-I.-The judges of the mixed commercial courts are elected within the jurisdiction of each of these courts by a college composed of:1° Electors in a per…

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