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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Equal access for men and women.

Article L6112-2

The principle of non-discrimination set out in Article L. 6112-1 does not preclude the introduction, on a transitional basis, by means of regulations or agreements, of measures taken for the sole bene…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Exercise of the freedom to provide services and breach of obligations in connection with that exercise

Article L515-2

…olutely necessary, requesting the organisation which keeps the register referred to in I of Article L. 512-1, pursuant to I of Article L. 514-4, to take steps to prevent the intermediary concerned fro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-2

…stered office to another Member State of the European Community. It shall draw up a transfer proposal. This draft is filed with the registry of the court in whose jurisdiction the company is registere…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-216

…sidiaries or in a company included within the scope of a group savings plan provided for in article L. 444-3 du code du travail.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Legislative part

Article L700-2

…determines the rules applicable to the enforcement of transfer decisions taken pursuant to Article L. 572-1 or requests for taking charge or taking back pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exchange of information

Article L561-29

The department referred to in Article L. 561-23 shall receive, at its request or at their initiative, the information and requests from counterpart foreign financial intelligence units necessary for t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Public auction sales.

Article L322-2

Sales of goods after judicial liquidation are made in accordance with Articles L. 642-19 et seq. They may be conducted by the ministry of judicial auctioneers, notaries or bailiffs when they take plac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Introduction of profit-sharing.

Article L3312-2

…sion of the employer, in accordance with the procedures set out respectively in I and II of article L. 3312-5, a collective profit-sharing scheme for employees. An employee of an employers' group may…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Executive Council and the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-2

…nes that the candidates propose to follow in the context of their duties within the Executive Council.If no list has obtained an absolute majority of the members of the Assembly in the first and secon…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-2

Does not constitute a publishing contract, within the meaning of Article L. 132-1, the so-called author's account contract. With this type of contract, the author or his successors in title pay the pu…

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