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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Effects of sectoral collective agreements

Article L7343-45

The conditions for informing employees of the rules applicable to them resulting from agreements negotiated pursuant to this section shall be defined by collective agreement in the sector. In the abse…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Effects of sectoral collective agreements

Article L7343-42

I.-Without prejudice to the effects of homologation, the application of collective sector agreements is compulsory for all signatories or members of the signatory organisations. II.-A distribution cen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Difficulties in formation and operation

Article R1423-33

…ision of another industrial tribunal or, failing this, one or more judges mentioned in article L. 1454-2, to hear the cases on the roll of the division or which should subsequently have been referred…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Difficulties in formation and operation

Article R1423-32

The decree dissolving the industrial tribunals, as provided for in article L. 1423-11, is issued on the proposal of the Minister of Justice.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Consent to the apprenticeship programme

Article R1161-26

A patient may or may not accept to take part in a learning programme defined in article L. 1161-5, which is proposed to him by the doctor prescribing the medicinal treatment. This acceptance must be g…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting tariffs

Article R444-21

…nic communication or by any other appropriate means, to the authorities mentioned in Article L. 444-5 by the national professional bodies listed in Article R. 444-17, in accordance with the procedures…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting tariffs

Article R444-18

The statistical information that may be collected pursuant to 2° of Article L. 444-5 are, for each calendar year, in particular an estimate :1° Of the total sums invested necessary for the acquisition…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting tariffs

Article R444-19

…mentioned in article R. 444-18 are estimated at national level and, for those mentioned in 1°, 2°, 5° and 10° of this article, at regional and departmental level, for each calendar year.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting tariffs

Article R444-17

The representative bodies mentioned in 2° of Article L. 444-5 are the Chambre nationale des commissaires de justice, the Conseil national des greffiers de tribunaux de commerce, the Conseil national d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting tariffs

Article R444-20

I.-Pursuant to 1° of Article L. 444-5, practising professionals on 1 January of the calendar year shall provide the Ministers of Justice and the Economy, for the purposes of statistical verification,…

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