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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-23

…ion, in particular in the absence of the occupier of the premises or if the occupier refuses access 20.22 € 99 Deed attesting to the discovery of the addressee's new address outside the bailiff's juri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award conditions relating to the employee

Article R5123-29

…the following conditions: 1° The employee has personally signed up to the early retirement scheme; 2° His or her employment contract is suspended for the duration of the actual payment of the allowan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-21

…n by decree by the Conseil d'Etat, from among the persons mentioned in I or 3° of II of article L. 321-4, including : a) Three leading figures practising in the Ile-de-France region; b) Three leading…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-20

…e shall inform the Chambre nationale des commissaires de justice, the Conseil supérieur du notariat and the Conseil national des courtiers de marchandises assermentés of the facts committed which have…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-22

The decisions of the Conseil des maisons de vente may be appealed to the Paris Court of Appeal.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L2522-2

The communes of the Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne departments contribute to the expenses of the Paris fire brigade, including capital expenditure relating to the barracks. After d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Labour inspection systems

Article R8322-2

For the application of articles R. 8115-1 to R. 8115-4, R. 8115-6, R. 8122-1 and R. 8122-2 in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin :1° The powe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Sub-committees

Article R2272-15-2

The sub-committee on profit-sharing, incentive schemes and employee savings schemes mentioned in 6° of article R. 2272-10 includes, in addition to the members mentioned in article R. 2272-12, those me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-322-2

Lists of candidates are submitted at least forty-two days before the date set for the elections, by the trade union organisations that meet the conditions set out in article L. 6156-3. A receipt shall…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-26

In order to implement an employee's right to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-16, a branch agreement or convention or, failing that, a company agreement or convention shall determine:1° The ma…

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