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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-32

…apital increase by subscription of shares for cash, the provisions of the last paragraph of Article L. 223-7 shall apply. At least one quarter of the nominal value of the shares must be paid up at the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Transparency

Article L137-3

…rmation on the type and operation of the measures taken by it for the application of III of Article L. 137-2. This obligation is exercised with due regard for business secrecy duly justified by the se…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trade union representation at branch level

Article L2122-5

…sectors, trade union organisations are representative if they : 1° Satisfy the criteria of Article L. 2121-1 ; 2° Have a balanced territorial coverage within the branch; 3° Have received at least 8%…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays

Article L211-9

…ges. The burden of proof concerning compliance with the information obligations set out in articles L. 211-8 and L. 211-10 lies with the professional.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS ADOPTED BY REGIONAL AUTHORITIES

Article L4143-1

…te, has refused or neglected to exercise. The taxpayer submits a brief to the administrative tribunal. The president of the regional council submits this statement to the regional council at its next…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Medical centres and mobile care teams of the armed forces health service

Article L6326-1

…d their mobile teams are among the elements of the armed forces health service mentioned in article L. 6147-7. As part of their priority mission mentioned in the same article, they may supply, free of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L446-2

…New Caledonia" and "territory of New Caledonia", with the exception of their references in articles L. 413-1, L. 413-4 and L. 413-5, L. 414-2, L. 414-3, L. 423-6, L. 423-13, L. 426-2, in 3° of Article…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L445-2

…Polynesia" and "territory of French Polynesia", with the exception of their references in articles L. 413-1, L. 413-4, L. 413-5, L. 414-2, L. 414-3, L. 423-6, L. 423-13, L. 426-2, 3° of Article L. 43…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L194-1

Titles I, II and III of this Book, with the exception of Articles L. 112-7, L. 112-8, L. 112-10, L. 113-15-2, L. 122-7, L. 125-1 to L. 125-6, L. 132-30 and L. 132-31, are applicable in the Wallis and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-15

…isregard of the provisions relating to the reinstatement of the employee, as provided for inarticle L. 1226-8, the court hearing the case may propose that the employee be reinstated in the company, wi…

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