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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jobseekers

Article D6341-28-1

Disabled jobseekers who do not fall into the category defined in article D. 6341-26, as well as disabled people recognised under article L. 5213-2 and looking for their first job, receive a monthly pa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 C

…Listed property investment companies are defined as joint stock companies listed on a regulated market in accordance with Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Obtaining a speciality by a court-appointed administrator already on the list referred to in article L. 811-2

Article R811-28-7

I.-The panel for the examination referred to in article R. 811-28-5 is composed as follows: 1° A professor of higher education or lecturer responsible for teaching law in the field of the speciality a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-20

Partners are convened by registered letter at least fifteen days before the meeting. The letter shall indicate the agenda. However, when the meeting is convened, due to the death of the sole manager,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Salary

Article D6222-28-2

When the duration of the apprenticeship contract or period is longer than the duration of the training cycle preparing for the qualification which is the subject of the contract, in application of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Postal voting.

Article R713-20

All manual operations provided for in articles R. 713-17 and R. 713-18 may be carried out with the assistance of electronic means.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Consultation on the economic and financial situation of the company

Article R2312-17

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2312-19, in undertakings with at least three hundred employees, the employer provides the Social and Economic Committee with the informatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Management of psychiatric emergencies

Article D6124-26-6

…ent team, he or she will work within the framework of the agreement provided for in article D. 6124-26-8. In the case other than that provided for in the first paragraph, a psychiatrist may be contact…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Capping of certain fees

Article A444-175

For the application of article R. 444-9, the notary shall calculate the sum of the fees set by sub-sections 1 and 2 of this section, relating respectively to the deed of transfer of immovable property…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-26-3

Applications for delegation or its renewal must be submitted no later than: - 30 June of the year following that of the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games; -30 June of the year in which the Olympic a…

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