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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article L228-35-3

Non-voting preference shares may be created by a capital increase or by conversion of ordinary shares already issued. They may be converted into ordinary shares. Non-voting preferred shares may not re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3121-30

Overtime may be worked up to an annual quota. Hours worked in excess of this annual quota give entitlement to compulsory time off in lieu. The hours taken into account for the calculation of the annua…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3121-31

In companies where the collective weekly working time is greater than the legal weekly working time, the monthly remuneration due to the employee may be calculated by multiplying the hourly remunerati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article L6264-3

En application de l'article LO 6271-5, une dotation globale de fonctionnement est instituée afin de contribuer à compenser les accroissements nets de charges de la collectivité de Saint-Barthélemy rés…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers, composition and operation.

Article L2373-3

The provisions relating to the powers, composition and operation of the committee of the European Company, set out in Articles L. 2353-3 to L. 2353-27-1, are applicable to the committee of the company…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L2312-37

In addition to the subjects provided for in Article L. 2312-8, the Social and Economic Committee is consulted under the conditions defined in this section in the following cases:1° Implementation of m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Constitution and membership.

Article L1253-3

The following are also considered to be employer groups: 1° Existing cooperative societies which develop, for the exclusive benefit of their members, the activities mentioned in article L. 1253-1 ; 2°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-32

The following are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat: 1° The procedures for submitting and examining applications for the creation, transfer and grouping of pharmacies, the rules for assessing…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2a: Preamble to agreements and contracts

Article L2222-3-3

The agreement shall contain a preamble outlining its objectives and content. The absence of a preamble does not render the agreement null and void.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other provisions applicable to sportspeople

Article L223-3

Except in the case provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 222-2-2 of the present code, referees and judges may not, in the performance of their duties, be considered to be bound to the fed…

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