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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Council of auction houses

Article L321-20

The Conseil des maisons de vente shall inform the Chambre nationale des commissaires de justice, the Conseil supérieur du notariat and the Conseil national des courtiers de marchandises assermentés of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Council of auction houses

Article L321-22

The decisions of the Conseil des maisons de vente may be appealed to the Paris Court of Appeal.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-21

The conditions for the application of this section shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-20

The Public Prosecutor's Office and any interested party may ask the president of the court ruling in summary proceedings to enjoin, subject to a fine, a sole trader with limited liability to include i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Assignment of the debtor's assets.

Article L642-20

Asset transfers carried out pursuant to Articles L. 642-18 and L. 642-19 are subject to the prohibitions set out in the first paragraph of Article L. 642-3. However, the juge-commissaire may, at the r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Communal sections with separate assets

Article L2544-2

The provisions of this section apply to the administration of property belonging exclusively to a section of a commune.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Metropolitan Conference of Mayors

Article L3633-2

A coordination body is created between the Lyon metropolitan authority and the municipalities located on its territory, called the "metropolitan conference of mayors", within which any subjects of met…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Changes in scope and organisation.

Article L5211-20

The deliberative body of the public establishment of intercommunal cooperation deliberates on changes to the articles of association other than those referred to in articles L. 5211-17 to L. 5211-19 a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Coverage of public transport costs

Article L3261-2

The employer shall pay, in a proportion and under conditions determined by regulation, the price of season tickets taken out by its employees for travel between their usual place of residence and thei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific information and training obligations.

Article L4154-2

Employees with fixed-term employment contracts, temporary employees and company trainees assigned to workstations presenting particular risks to their health or safety receive enhanced safety training…

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