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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Job and career management

Article L2242-20

In undertakings and groups of undertakings within the meaning of article L. 2331-1 with at least three hundred employees, as well as in Community-scale undertakings and groups of undertakings within t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article R724-20

The commission may, on a proposal from the Minister of Justice, withdraw the honorary status of a former judge of a commercial court under the conditions set out in articles L. 724-1, L. 724-3, L. 724…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-200

I.-The attending physician, or failing this the physician designated by the patient, is the patient's medical referent during the stay. His or her agreement is sought prior to the patient being cared…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguarding, receivership and compulsory liquidation

Article L513-20

Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, and in particular Titles II to IV of Book VI of the French Commercial Code, the safeguard, reorganisation or liquidation proceedings of a company holdin…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Removal of mortgages by third-party purchasers.

Article 1281-20

When a creditor holding a published security interest over an immovable by destination forms an overbid, the sale is made by a ministerial officer authorised by his statute to conduct public auctions…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between associations

Article 30-20

For the application of the third paragraph of II of article 79-IV of the local civil code applicable to the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, a creditor's objection to the merger or dem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to elected representatives who are public servants (R).

Article R2123-20

The benefit of training leave is by right to carry out a training course or attend a training session meeting the criteria set out in article R. 2123-12. It may, however, be refused if the requirement…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-20

On pain of inadmissibility, the appellants shall notify the candidates whose election is contested of the appeals mentioned in article R. 1423-19. This notification is made by registered letter with a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Delegation of territorial chambers of commerce and industry

Article R711-20

The delegation, which cannot meet by professional category, submits its proposals and wishes to the chamber. It may be consulted directly by the administration on specific problems in its constituency…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R712-20

The appropriations entered in the budgets of the establishments are limited in nature, subject to adjustments to this rule resulting from an order of the minister responsible for the supervision of th…

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