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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Economic warning rights

Article R2312-30

In companies other than those with a board of directors or supervisory board, or in economic interest groupings, the directors communicate the report of the social and economic committee, or where app…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5215-3

For the application of article L. 5215-29 : - An operation is considered to be a coherent whole of such a nature as to be put into service without any additions; - An operation is considered to have b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the protection of rights in the context of a resolution procedure

Article L613-57-1

…on proceedings to another entity or when it implements a measure provided for in II of Article L. 613-56-3, the resolution board shall ensure, subject to the provisions of Articles L. 613-50-4, L. 613…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Tasks

Article D211-53-2

…tivity include : 1° Alpine skiing and related activities; 2° Mountaineering and related activities; 3° hang-gliding. II - The areas of activity of the National Centre for Nordic and Mid-Mountain Skiin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6113-5-1

…a doctor acting under his responsibility as an expert, the personal data mentioned in article R. 6113-1 which are necessary to verify, by sampling on the basis of relevant samples of files, the reliab…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appeal against the decision of the commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-10-5

The mayor of the municipality in which the cinemas are located, who is a member of the departmental cinematographic planning commission whose decision is the subject of the appeal, is heard by the nat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-5-1

…et recording either increases or decreases in charges pursuant to the provisions of article L. 1614-3, or losses of tax revenue pursuant to the provisions of article L. 1614-5, shall take place within…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-1

…the legal regime applicable to them: 1° Covered deposits defined in application of 2° of article L. 312-16 or covered by an equivalent system; 2° Guaranteed commitments, including guaranteed bonds, an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-2

…l success in respect of a minor pursuant to Title I of Book I of the Juvenile Criminal Justice Code;3° A penal composition provided for by Article 41-2 of this code, the execution of which has been re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-3

…tuna, subject to the adaptations provided for in this Chapter and with the exception of articles R. 3115-16, R. 3115-17, R. 3115-20-1 and R. 3115-65. Articles R. 3115-3, R. 3115-3-1, R. 3115-4, R. 311…

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