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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formal notice prior to the official report.

Article L4721-4

When this procedure is provided for, the labour inspection officers mentioned in article L. 8112-1, before drawing up an official report, give the employer formal notice to comply with the requirement…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Discussion by the parties

Article 460-1

Where the person claiming to have been injured has brought a civil action in the manner provided for in Article 420-1, the President shall read out the claim as soon as the hearing has been completed.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-4

In the cases provided for in Articles L. 1132-4, L. 1134-4, L. 1144-3, L. 1152-3, L. 1153-4, L. 1235-3 and L. 1235-11, the court shall order the offending employer to reimburse to the organisations co…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article L354-4

The following are applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations provided for in articles L. 354-1 and L. 354-5, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: International and European mobility of apprentices

Article L6222-43

Apprentices from a Member State of the European Union undertaking a period of mobility in France benefit from the provisions of this book. Due to the temporary nature of this mobility, the following p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L441-4

For the application of this book in French Guiana:1° References to the department and the departmental council are respectively replaced by references to the collectivity of French Guiana and the asse…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal settlements

Article L8114-4

The competent administrative authority may, as long as the public prosecution has not been initiated, reach a settlement with natural persons and legal entities regarding the prosecution of an offence…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-40

The Board of Directors, the Management Board or the manager(s) are entitled to decide on or authorise the issue of bonds, unless the Articles of Association reserve this power to the General Meeting o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-46

Bondholders of the same issue are grouped by operation of law, for the defence of their common interests, into a masse which enjoys civil personality. However, in the case of successive bond issues, t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-44

The company may not create any pledge on its own obligations.

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