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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Admissibility of lists of candidates and individual applications

Article D1441-24-2

…D. 1441-22-3 and D. 1441-22-4 are as follows: I. - For the appointment of labour tribunal members: 1° Officials of the Directorate of Judicial Services of the Ministry of Justice ; 2° Officials of th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R441-2-2

…ancial information provided for in 5° of I of Article L. 441-3-1 includes the following information:1° The amount of the theoretical mathematical provision calculated at 31 December of the financial y…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article R113-11

…acitly renewable insurance contracts covering natural persons outside their professional activities:1° Contracts in the classes mentioned in 3 or 10 of article R. 321-1, including motor third-party li…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-22

…cy takes into account environmental, social and governance factors, as well as the proportion of assets held to represent commitments under contracts of the same category that comply with the conditio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General powers

Article L2312-9

In the field of health, safety and working conditions, the Social and Economic Committee :1° Carries out an analysis of the occupational risks to which workers, particularly pregnant women, may be exp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L2141-5-1

In the absence of a collective agreement at branch or company level setting out guaranteed changes in the remuneration of the employees mentioned in 1° to 7° of article L. 2411-1 and in articles L. 21…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article L2512-13

…cises the powers and duties conferred upon him by the Consuls' decree of 12 messidor an VIII which determines the duties of the Prefect of Police in Paris and by the texts which have modified it as we…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Immovable property liens

Article 2377

…hose provided for by special laws, preferential claims on the generality of immovable property are: 1° Legal costs, on condition that they have benefited the creditor to whom the lien is opposed; 2° T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Possibility of an agreement and specific terms and conditions resulting therefrom.

Article L1233-24-2

…nt of the job protection plan referred to in articles L. 1233-61 to L. 1233-63. It may also cover : 1° The procedures for informing and consulting the social and economic committee, in particular the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: French Development Agency

Article R515-19

I. - The Board of Directors meets in ordinary session at least four times a year, convened by its Chairman. It shall consider any matter placed on its agenda by the Chairman or by the Board acting by…

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