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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline.

Article L811-12

Disciplinary proceedings are initiated by the Minister of Justice, the Public Prosecutor at the Court of Appeal within whose jurisdiction the acts were committed, the public prosecutor appointed for i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline.

Article L811-15

…urt-appointed administrator who is banned, struck off or suspended must refrain from any professional act. Acts performed in disregard of this prohibition may be declared null and void, at the request…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L3121-10

The departmental council is also convened at the request of:- the standing committee;- or one-third of the members of the departmental council on a specific agenda, for a period that may not exceed tw…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Regional Economic and Social Council and the Council for Culture, Education and the Environment

Article L4432-10

The councils draw up their own rules of procedure. They elect from among their members, by secret ballot, in accordance with the provisions of these rules, their chairman and the members of their stan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5211-11

The deliberative body of the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation meets at least once every three months or, for unions formed for a single work or service of inter-municipal interest,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-13

The company's contribution may not replace any of the remuneration elements, such as those taken into account to determine the basis of contributions defined inarticle L. 242-1 of the Social Security…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-10

The annual payments made by an employee or a person referred to in Article L. 3332-2 to the company savings plans in which he participates may not exceed one quarter of his annual remuneration or his…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-14

The free shares allocated to employees under the conditions set out in Articles L. 225-197-1 to L. 225-197-3 and L. 22-10-59 of the French Commercial Code, without prejudice to the specific provisions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-12

Any modulation of the company's contribution can only result from the application of general rules, which may not, under any circumstances, have the effect of making the ratio between the company's pa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments

Article L3334-10

The sums coming from a time savings account under the conditions mentioned in 2° of article L. 3152-4, corresponding to an employer contribution and transferred to one or more collective retirement sa…

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