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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The situation of employees during the observation period.

Article R631-26

The order issued by the official receiver pursuant to article L. 631-17 indicates the number of employees whose redundancy is authorised as well as the activities and professional categories concerned…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Suspension of sentence under article 720-1-1

Article D147-4

…provided for in l'article 712-6. To this end, he may issue the warrants provided for by Article 712-17.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Content and transmission of declarations

Article R561-32

The declaration provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 561-17 and the documents communicated pursuant to II of Article L. 561-25 shall be sent within a maximum of eight clear days of receip…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exits and clearances

Article R4462-21

…otechnic activities are carried out and which have several levels as referred to in Article R. 4462-17 are served, independently of the internal staircases, by one or more external staircases or equiv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose of agreements.

Article R6142-6

…se that are maintained either totally or partially outside, in application of 1° of article L. 6142-17.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-9

Contracts for the issue of the bonds referred to in article L. 213-8 may stipulate that they are redeemable only at the issuer's initiative or at a maturity conditional on the accumulation, since the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Management

Article L214-99

A supervisory board is responsible for assisting the management company. It is made up of at least seven members of the société civile de placement immobilier or société d'épargne forestière who are a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-4

As stated in Article 511-5 of the French Penal Code, reproduced below:"The taking of tissue or cells or the collection of a product from a living person of legal age without that person's consent havi…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER VIII: AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

Article L228-2

I. - The Airport Consultative Commission comprises seven members appointed for a period of five years.II. - It is made up of :- a person appointed by the President of the National Assembly ;- a person…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 7: Control of cinema box office receipts

Article D212-67

For the application of this section1° A cinematographic performance is the showing of a cinematographic programme in a specific room of a cinematographic establishment at a specific time;2° A cinemato…

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