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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article R1237-6-1

…head office of the company of its intention to open negotiations in application of article L. 1237-19. The competent Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to neighbourhood noise

Article R1336-4

…e electricity transmission and distribution networks subject to the regulations laid down inarticle 19 of the law of 15 June 1906 on energydistribution . When it comes from their own activity or their…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-1-2

…itions provided for in the first and second paragraphs of Article R. 17 and in Articles R. 18 to R. 19-6 of the Electoral Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company.

Article R743-84

…to any other useful indications and in particular those provided for by articles 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 19 and 20 of the loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembre 1966 relative aux sociétés civiles professionnelles, c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Appointment in the event of compulsory retirement

Article R742-25

…been created without it being necessary to resort to the procedure provided for in articles R. 742-19 to R. 742-23, in the following cases: 1° Where the commercial court created has the same jurisdic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: National Committee.

Article R4643-5

…nates and monitors the action of the regional prevention committees provided for in article R. 4643-19; 3° Approves the budget; 4° Approves the balance sheet and profit and loss accounts for the finan…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article R135-1

…t the sources defined in that State in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 3 of Directive 2012/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012. The body shall also car…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article R742-10

…ecreeR. 214-32-9, R. 214-32-11 and R. 214-32-16 to R. 214-32-18n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-32-19n° 2020-1148 of 17 September 2020R. 214-32-20 excluding 4° of its In° 2019-1078 of 22 October 2019…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L533-10

…the provisions applicable to them, including those set out in Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on over-the-counter derivatives, c…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L362-2

…313-1, the words: ", and constitutes the document provided for by the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 to justify the conditions of residence in the case of a family or private visit" are de…

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