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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Urban Community

Article L5215-32

The revenue of the urban community's budget includes:1° The tax resources mentioned in II or, where applicable, I of Article 1379-0 bis of the General Tax Code, as well as those mentioned in V and V b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expiry of the contract term.

Article L1251-29

The suspension of the employee's assignment contract does not prevent the contract from expiring.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Executive Council and the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L4422-29

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-29

Where a bill of exchange is stipulated to be payable in a currency which is not current at the place of payment, the amount may be paid in the currency of the country, according to its value on the da…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-29

In meetings or during written consultations, decisions shall be adopted by one or more members representing more than half of the shares.If this majority is not obtained and unless otherwise stipulate…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-32

Any infringement knowingly committed against the rights of the holder of a plant variety certificate, as defined in Article L. 623-4, constitutes an offence punishable by a fine of 10,000 euros. If th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation

Article L237-29

Unless otherwise stipulated in the Articles of Association, shareholders' equity remaining after repayment of the nominal value of the shares or corporate units is divided among the shareholders in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-29

On expiry of the period set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, shares in respect of which the payments due have not been made shall cease to entitle the holder to admission and voting rights at sharehol…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-29

Co-ownership of a patent application or patent is governed by the following provisions: a) Each of the co-owners may exploit the invention for his own benefit, subject to equitable compensation for th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2213-29

The mayor supervises, from a health point of view, the state of streams, rivers, ponds or pools of water..

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