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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L2361-6

The provisions for the application of this Title relating to the procedure applicable to disputes and to the information sent to the Labour Inspectorate in the event of the formation of the European C…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-6

A clause in an assignment that tends to confer the right to exploit the work in a form not foreseeable or not provided for at the date of the contract must be express and stipulate a correlative share…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-61

If there is more than one body of bondholders, they may under no circumstances deliberate at a joint meeting.Any bondholder has the right to attend the meeting or to be represented at the meeting by a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-64

The Management Board is vested with the broadest powers to act in all circumstances on behalf of the company. It exercises these powers within the limits of the company's objects and subject to those…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L714-6

…ietor of a trade mark which has become:a) The common name in the trade of the product or service;b) Likely to mislead, in particular as to the nature, quality or geographical origin of the product or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-6

A Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux Comptes (National Association of Statutory Auditors) is hereby set up under the aegis of the Minister of Justice, as a public interest body with legal person…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Levy and collection.

Article L1241-6

The removal of tissues and cells and the collection of human body products from a person who has been duly declared dead may only be carried out for therapeutic or scientific purposes and under the co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-63

The replacement is settled, for continental France, uniformly as follows: 0.25% on the chief towns of departments, 0.50% on the chief towns of arrondissements, 0.75% on any other place. In no case sha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L940-6

References made, by provisions of this code applicable in French Polynesia, to provisions of a regulatory nature are replaced by references to deliberations of the competent authority of French Polyne…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: 1st May Day

Article L3133-6

In establishments and services which, due to the nature of their activity, cannot interrupt work, employees employed on 1st May are entitled, in addition to the salary corresponding to the work perfor…

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