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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition.

Article R4524-6

Employee representatives on the inter-company committee are appointed for a renewable term of three years. Their term of office ends as soon as they cease to be employee representatives on the social…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appointment of representatives

Article D7343-61

Each trade union organisation or professional association recognised as representative of platform workers may appoint three representatives simultaneously pursuant to Article L. 7343-12. These appoin…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Distribution of tasks and responsibilities between the State and the Regions

Article L114-6

The region is responsible for the recruitment, management and remuneration of the staff of the sports resource, expertise and performance centres exercising the competencies mentioned in 1° to 4° of a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L574-6

The penalties laid down in Article L. 574-5 shall apply if the beneficial owner fails to provide the company or entity with the information required under Article L. 561-45-2 within the time limits la…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R281-5

For the application of this book in Mayotte: 1° The references to the benefits mentioned in articles L. 160-8 and L. 160-9 of the Social Security Code are replaced by the reference to the benefits men…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-8

…terests of the Union through criminal law, when these offences are committed against a French national.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification.

Article D311-6

Operators wishing to obtain classification must submit their application electronically to the body referred to in Article L. 141-2 , together with a visit certificate issued by a type A or C assessme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-31

The magistrate to whom the matter is referred shall refuse to recognise or execute a European investigation order in one of the following cases: 1° If a privilege or immunity is an obstacle to its exe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-6

However, for the application of article L. 1612-5, a budget whose operating section includes or recovers a surplus and whose investment section is in real balance, after recovery for each of the secti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops

Article L522-6

Companies operating general shops, with the exception of those issuing storage receipts, are deemed to fall within the scope of article L. 522-5 if one of their members, owning more than 10% of the sh…

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