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

Article L941-7

In article L. 141-13, the words: "by Articles 638 and 653 of the General Tax Code" are replaced by the words: "by the provisions of the Tax Code applicable in French Polynesia".

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: General rules applicable to the concession contracts mentioned in Title I, with the exception of those relating to public passenger transport services by rail

Article L3221-7

The concession contracts referred to in Chapters I to IV of Title I of this Book are subject to the rules on electronic invoicing set out in Section 1 of Chapter III of Title III of Book I of this Par…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-7

…offence for any person to issue one or more cheques in breach of the prohibition imposed under article L. 163-6, and is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros. The same pen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-72

The Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions shall adopt and regularly review the general principles of the remuneration policy and monit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Information and communication.

Article L2262-7

When an employer resigns from an organisation that is a signatory to an agreement or convention, the employer shall inform the employees without delay under the conditions defined in Article L. 2262-6…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-7

I. - Local authorities and their public establishments may entrust a third party with the examination of applications and the preparation of decisions to award financial assistance and benefits that t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Opposition to cold calling

Article L223-7

The conditions for direct canvassing using an automatic calling machine, fax machine or electronic mail are set out in the Article L. 34-5 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Criteria for ordering redundancies.

Article L1233-7

When the employer makes an individual redundancy for economic reasons, he shall take into account the criteria set out in article L. 1233-5 when choosing the employee concerned.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Insolvency proceedings concerning members of a group of companies established in several Member States

Article L694-7

The official receiver shall authorise, where appropriate, the communication of confidential documents between the mandataire de justice and the coordinator under the conditions set out in Article L. 6…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article L761-7

The competent administrative authority shall decide on applications for authorisation submitted to it pursuant to article L. 761-5, taking into consideration the effects of the project in terms of reg…

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