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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Membership of company boards of directors or supervisory boards

Article L2312-72

…an advisory capacity. In companies with three electoral colleges, in application of article L. 2314-11, the staff delegation on the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board is increased to four mem…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: ASYLUM AT THE BORDER

Article R351-3

…on of Refugees and Stateless Persons in accordance with the procedures laid down in articles R. 531-11 to R. 531-16. However, if necessary and by way of derogation from article R. 531-15, the personal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Review procedure

Article R1124-16

…sent to the Minister responsible for health using the information system provided for in Article R. 1123-20-1. A committee for the protection of individuals shall be appointed in accordance with the p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-36

…profession, whether active or retired. The remuneration or subsidies provided for in article L. 631-11 are set by the juge-commissaire after consulting the liquidator and the administrator, where one…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-6

…he committee full access to all the care buildings, to the register provided for in article L. 3212-11, to the register provided for in article L. 3222-5-1 and to each patient's administrative file. T…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENTAL AUTHORITIES

Article R3131-2

…entioned in V of article L. 3131-1 is made in accordance with the procedures set out in article R. 311-11 of the Code of relations between the public and the administration.

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

Article R4141-2

…ioned in V of Article L. 4141-1 are issued in accordance with the procedures set out in Article R. 311-11 of the Code des relations entre le public et l'administration.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 262 bis

…t of these services relating to services performed outside the European Union.(Cf. Instruction 1996-11-20 3L-2-96.)

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 10: General provisions

Article A212-167

…ode. The exemptions allowing reduced training or examination requirements are listed in appendix II-11 to this code.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Offers

Article R3126-9

…d of the concessionaire and, where applicable, in accordance with the provisions of article R. 3122-11, the impossibility of providing electronic access to the consultation documents.

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