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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Disputes and penalties.

Article L3326-1

…es relating to the amount of wages and the calculation of added value provided for in 4° of Article L. 3324-1 are settled by the procedures stipulated by the profit-sharing agreements. Failing this, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-11

Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in article L. 5441-8 are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Posting of the decision and its dissemination, under the conditions s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Employment of foreign nationals not authorised to work.

Article L8271-19

…ons defined by law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms. For the same reasons, the labour inspection officers mentioned in article L. 8112-1 and similar o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions

Article L312-16

…1° The conditions, deadlines and procedures for implementing the guarantee provided for in article L. 312-4-1 and I of article L. 312-5 ; 2° The compensation ceiling per member and per depositor or o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-14

…essional organisations representing economic players and bodies representing people with disabilities. The Regional Sports Conference, in line with the national guidelines for sports policy defined in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L470-1

I. - The agents authorised, under the conditions set out in II of Article L. 450-1, to investigate and record breaches or failures to comply with the obligations set out in Title IV of this Book may,…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article L412-1

…nd of a period of two months following the summons, without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 412-3 to L. 412-7. However, the judge may, in particular when the rehousing procedure carried out…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-103

…% of the share capital, or of a shareholders' association meeting the conditions set out in Article L. 225-120; 3° By liquidators; 4° By shareholders holding a majority of the share capital or voting…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L626-1

…guard plan includes, where appropriate, the cessation, addition or transfer of one or more activities. Transfers made pursuant to this article are subject to the provisions of Section 1 of Chapter II…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-18

…association or de facto group whose purpose is to support a sports association mentioned in article L. 122-1, whose members have committed repeated acts, in connection with or on the occasion of a spo…

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