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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training

Article L2145-2

…called upon to intervene on behalf of employees. In order to benefit from the provisions of article L. 2145-3, these bodies must have received approval from the Minister responsible for labour.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisational rules.

Article L4142-2

…It is consulted by the Conseil national de l'ordre before setting the fees provided for in article L. 4122-2.The audit committee's report on the accounts of the councils and on the setting of fees is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-21

…rohibits any legal action on the part of all creditors whose claim is not mentioned in I of Article L. 622-17 and seeking: 1° To order the debtor to pay a sum of money; 2° To rescind a contract for fa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Powers

Article L5842-28

I. - Articles L. 5216-5 with the exception of II bis, V and VII, and articles L. 5216-6 to L. 5216-7-1 shall apply in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II. - For the appl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-25

The offer mentioned in article L. 313-24 :1° Mention the identity of the parties and any declared guarantors;2° Specify the nature, purpose, terms and conditions of the loan, in particular those relat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-26

…idiaries ; 2° To legal entities that directly or indirectly control it within the meaning ofArticle L. 233-3 of the Commercial Code; 3° Subsidiaries of these legal entities; 4° Any other company or le…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE THE SUBJECT OF AN EXPULSION DECISION

Article L631-2

…t constitutes an overriding necessity for State security or public safety and provided that article L. 631-3 does not prevent it: >Foreign nationals who are 1° A foreign national who is the father or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2334-2

…site located in a reception area for Travellers meeting the conditions of the agreement in Article L. 851-1 of the Social Security Code and the technical standards in force, set by a decree of the Co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-2

…ofit-sharing scheme with a calculation basis and procedures different from those defined in Article L. 3324-1. This agreement does not dispense with the application of the rules defined in that articl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L381-2

…relating to the operations of the supplementary professional retirement fund, mentioned in articles L. 134-2 and L. 441-8, are drawn up separately from the sub-ledger accounts mentioned in the previou…

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