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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-24

Maternity leave results in the suspension of the employment contract. The employee shall notify the employer of the reason for her absence and the date on which she intends to end it.The duration of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article L526-24

…ailure to comply with his tax obligations, under the conditions set out in I and II of article L. 273 B of the Book of Tax Procedures, or serious and repeated failure to comply with the collection of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims.

Article R313-24

For the purposes of 2° of I of article L. 513-3, eligible guaranteed loans are those for which a credit institution, finance company or insurance company with equity of at least 12 million euros is a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Health conditions inherent in residential premises

Article R1331-24

…aining lead in concentrations above the thresholds and under the conditions mentioned inarticle L. 1334-2.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Applications for a stay of execution.

Article R464-24

On pain of lapse of the request raised ex officio, the summons shall be delivered to the Autorité de la concurrence and to the Minister in charge of the economy..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Failure to balance the budget (R)

Article R1612-24

…in accordance with Article R. 1612-19. The procedure provided for in articles R. 1612-21 à R. 1612-23.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Referral procedure of the labour inspector

Article D3132-24

The judge referred to in article L. 3132-31 is the president of the judicial court.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Free information, screening and diagnostic centres

Article D3121-24

…f coordinating, monitoring and analysing activities to an accredited centre mentioned in article D. 3121-21, to a coordination committee for the fight against human immunodeficiency virus infection, o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment of sums held in the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 232-13

For a request concerning works and investments to be carried out or planned training courses, the final invoices must be submitted within six months of their completion. This deadline may be extended…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Information to be provided to the public by groups.

Article L356-24

…participating and parent undertakings referred to in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 respectively shall put in place appropriate structures and systems at group level to meet the…

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