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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Radiation .

Article R4722-21-2

The labour inspection officer referred to in article L. 8112-1 may ask the employer to have a technical check carried out on the exposure limit values for electromagnetic fields defined in articles R.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure before the Commission for the Protection of Access to Works

Article R261-20

The decision of the Commission for the Protection of Access to Works sets out the legal and factual considerations on which it is based. The transferring producer is notified of the decision without d…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-23

The report by the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique provided for in Article 18 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, gives an account…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R123-268

Where several authorities are competent to validate an entry of information or a filing of documents by a person, only one of them is referred to by the single body mentioned in Article R. 123-1, in a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R123-269

The results of the checks carried out pursuant to Article L. 123-40 are brought to the attention of the keeper of the National Register of Companies without delay through the intermediary of the singl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R123-267

The information and documents, the registration and filing of which in the National Register of Companies are subject to validation pursuant to article L. 123-39, are transmitted to the authority resp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement

Article L7125-28

The President of the Assembly of French Guyana or the Vice-Presidents delegated by the latter who, for the duration of their term of office, have ceased to exercise their professional activity and do…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement

Article L7125-29

Councillors to the Assembly of French Guiana other than those referred to in article L. 7125-28 may set up an annuity pension scheme in the management of which the affiliated elected representatives m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement

Article L7227-29

The President of the Assembly of Martinique or the Vice-Presidents, the President of the Executive Council or the Executive Councillors who, for the duration of their term of office, have ceased to ex…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L775-22

I.-Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand c…

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