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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic voting procedures

Article R2314-5

The election of the members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee may be carried out by electronic voting at the workplace or remotely. Without prejudice to the provisions relat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trade union delegate, mandated employee, member of the staff delegation to the inter-company social and economic committee and employee adviser

Article R2421-4

The Labour Inspector will conduct an adversarial investigation during which the employee may, at his request, be assisted by a representative of his trade union. Notwithstanding the previous paragraph…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee and local representative

Article R2421-11

The Labour Inspector will conduct an adversarial investigation during which the employee may, at his request, be assisted by a representative of his trade union. Notwithstanding the previous paragraph…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provision to the establishments mentioned in article L. 3221-4 of the assets allocated to the public service for combating mental illnesses

Article R3221-12

…taining the premises. They have full management powers, ensure the renewal of the movable property, may authorise the occupation of the property and collect its fruits and revenues. They may also, aft…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The National Enrolment and Disciplinary Commission and appeals against its decisions

Article R814-2-1

An appeal may be lodged with the Paris Court of Appeal, within one month of notification of the decision of the commission ruling on disciplinary matters or on the basis of the first paragraph of Arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Members and departments of the High Council

Article R821-14-2

…presentative institutions exercise their powers in respect of all such staff.II. - The Haut Conseil may join a supplementary pension scheme for its contractual employees under private law. III. - The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Internal regulations (R)

Article R4134-21

…on, powers and operating rules of the committees, as well as the conditions under which the council may delegate to its bureau the power to formulate an opinion on exhaustively specified matters. The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Elections to the boards of the various councils

Article R4125-28

…l members. The Executive Committee shall comprise at least the Chairman and a Treasurer. Its number may not exceed two-fifths of the total number of full members when this number is greater than eight…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments

Article R4211-61

…legislative and regulatory provisions or the conditions of the authorisation, the suspension, which may not exceed one year, and the withdrawal of the authorisation are ordered by the Director General…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appointment and role of the rapporteur

Article R4234-19

…Chamber, the rapporteur is empowered to hear the parties, take evidence and make any findings that may be useful in ascertaining the truth. He may ask the parties for any exhibits or documents that m…

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