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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1a: Unilateral employer document

Article L1233-24-4

In the absence of an agreement referred to in article L. 1233-24-1, a document drawn up by the employer after the last meeting of the social and economic committee sets out the content of the job prot…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares.

Article L225-197-4

…Ordinary General Meeting each year of the transactions carried out under the provisions of Articles L. 225-197-1 to L. 225-197-3. This report also gives an account of:the number and value of shares wh…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-4

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-5 to L. 224-25-9 relating to the formation, modification and duration of the contract is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34-4

…thorities in France or in the other Member States of the European Union, mentioned in II of Article L. 613-31-2 ; 8° The Haut Conseil de Stabilité Financière (High Council for Financial Stability) or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article L613-44-1

…sure compliance by the persons under its jurisdiction with the requirements set pursuant to Article L. 613-44 in coordination with the supervisory college. Where the resolution college, or the supervi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-4

…alidation decision within fifteen days of receipt of the collective agreement referred to inarticle L. 1237-19.It shall notify, within the same timeframe, the social and economic committee, if any, an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Self-employed persons, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed.

Article L6331-48-1

The self-employed workers referred to in the sixth paragraph of article L. 6331-48 who have declared zero turnover or revenue for a period of twelve consecutive calendar months prior to submitting the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Absence due to illness or accident.

Article L1226-1-4

Workers declared unfit in application of article L. 4624-4 or for whom the occupational physician has identified a risk of unfitness as part of the pre-resumption examination mentioned in article L. 4…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Agricultural risk compensation scheme

Article L442-1-4

…limate risks in agriculture benefiting from the aid provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 361-4 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code and which complies with the conditions provided for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Local experimental protocols

Article L4011-4-3

…several different establishments within the same territorial hospital grouping mentioned in article L. 6132-1, within a care team or a territorial professional health community mentioned in articles L…

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