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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition and appointment

Article R4641-3

…he college of social partners, comprising an equal number of employee and employer representatives; 3° The college of national social security, expertise and prevention bodies; 4° The college of quali…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Information system concerning jobseekers and employees

Article R5312-38

…of registration, changes in situation on the jobseekers' list, updating and removal from this list; 3° Drawing up and monitoring the personalised project for access to employment, monitoring job-seeki…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Mobility within or outside the European Union

Article R6325-34

…ning body in France and, where applicable, the training body abroad, pursuant to III of article L. 6325-25, specifies, in particular 1° The start and end dates and the duration of the mobility period;…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1441-3-1

I-In order to be able to rely on the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 13 of the above-mentioned Order of 7 May 2009, the contracting authority/entity shall publish in the Official Journal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-33

I. - By way of derogation from I of Article L. 233-32, the articles of association of a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market may provide that, during a takeover bid, the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book II: Compulsory insurance

Article A243-3

…t taken out by an individual taxable person, the insurance certificate provided for in Article L. 243-2 must bear the words "Attestation d'assurance" (Insurance certificate) and the words "Assurance d…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Medical certificate

Article L231-3

…ng the examinations required as part of the specific medical monitoring provided for in article L. 231-6 may issue a certificate stating that participation in sports competitions is contraindicated, b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-3

…ph is due as a result of the establishment of a close protection area as referred to in article L. 1321-2-1, it is payable by the owner of the water catchment.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixing procedures.

Article L3232-3

…equal to the product of the amount of the minimum growth wage as set in application of articles L. 3231-2 to L. 3231-12, multiplied by the number of hours corresponding to the legal weekly working ti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for the authorisation and operation of health establishments, medical biology laboratories and other organisations

Article L2142-3

…authorisations provided for in Article L. 2142-1, under the conditions set out in Article L. 6122-13. The authorisation may also be withdrawn if the prescriptions laid down in the authorisation are v…

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