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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R822-88

…to withdraw from the company pursuant to article 21 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, it shall notify the company of its decision in one of the forms provided for in article R. 822-86. The compan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R822-83

…of the proposed resolutions, at least fifteen days before the meeting and, at the latest, with the notice convening the meeting.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R822-92

…eding article, the successors decide to transfer their shareholder's shares to a third party who is not a member of the company, this shall be done in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 822…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of funds from the joint fund

Article R2135-28

…distributes its appropriations equally between employees' trade union organisations and employers' professional organisations in accordance with the following terms and conditions:1° An endowment is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of funds from the joint fund

Article D2135-31

…the elections provided for in 3° of article L. 2122-9; 2° A share of the appropriations, which may not be less than 7.9 million euros or more than a quarter of the share provided for in 1°, is divide…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of funds from the joint fund

Article R2135-29

…1 of the Social Security Code andarticle L. 741-10 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code for each professional branch for the year in question.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of funds from the joint fund

Article D2135-30

…f the trade union organisations representing employees at national and cross-industry level and the professional employers' organisations representing employers at national and cross-industry level; 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of funds from the joint fund

Article R2135-27

…s the amount earmarked to finance the activities referred to in 1° of Article L. 2135-11, which may not be less than 73 million euros. In the absence of a decision by the Board of Directors, the amoun…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts that the tutor may not perform

Article 509

The guardian may not, even with authorisation: 1° Perform acts which involve a gratuitous alienation of the property or rights of the protected person except as stated in relation to gifts, such as th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employees not working the same collective timetable

Article D3171-9

The provisions of article D. 3171-8 do not apply: 1° To employees covered by collective labour agreements or agreements providing for fixed working hours where these agreements or agreements lay down…

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