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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Local experimental protocols

Article L4011-4-3

…team or a territorial professional health community mentioned in articles L. 1411-11-1 and L. 1434-12, which are signatories to an interprofessional agreement with the health insurance bodies, or wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-20

…similar; 3° The college of teachers. Article L. 2324-11 and the second paragraph of Article L. 2324-12 of the Labour Code do not apply to these committees. As an exception to articles L. 2327-4 and L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article L4313-3

…d exceeding the threshold provided for in the fourth paragraph of article 10 of law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Economic development

Article L4424-34

…nuing vocational training actions under the conditions laid down for the regions in articles L. 214-12 to L. 214-16 of the Education Code.It draws up the regional plan contract for the development of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-18

…the Extraordinary General Meeting called to vote on the conversion provided for in articles L. 228-12, L. 228-14 and in the second paragraph of article L. 228-15 sets out the terms of the conversion,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Conciliation and Referral Office, Judgement Office and Summary Jurisdiction Division

Article R1423-35

…e adjudication committee comprises:1° In its ordinary composition as referred to in Article L. 1423-12, two councillors representing employers and two councillors representing employees;2° In its rest…

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

Article R641-21

…mination of contracts in the cases provided for in III of Article L. 641-11-1 and in Article L. 641-12 as well as the date of such termination. The request for termination submitted by the administrat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MEASURES

Article R2251-2

…of representative trade union organisations, pursuant to Article 10 of amended Law No. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations and of the décret n°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Monitoring compliance with obligations and penalties

Article R561-39

…agents of the national gaming authority authorised pursuant to II of Article 42 of Law 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 on the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online gambling sector.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Offences committed by a person other than the employer or his representative.

Article R4741-4

…punishable by a fifth-class fine: 1° Failure to mention in contracts, in breach of Article L. 4532-12, the obligation to participate in an inter-company safety, health and working conditions committe…

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