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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition and operation

Article R612-7

I. - Pursuant to 1° of II of Article L. 612-14, the Supervisory Board may delegate its powers to the Chairman or, in his absence or impediment, to the Vice-Chairman or to another of its members, to ta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R621-7

…hen deciding in plenary session and at least three members when deciding in section. When, pursuant to Article 12 of the aforementioned Act of 20 January 2017, a member does not take part in the delib…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Suspension of the contract and protection against breach.

Article L1226-7

…entioned in article L. 146-9 of the Social Action and Family Code. The employee has priority access to vocational training. The employment contract is also suspended during periods when the employee i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-7

For its application in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, article L. 1341-1 reads as follows: "Art. L. 1341-1 -The Poison Control Centre provided for by Article L. 6431-3 shall have acces…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Postal voting

Article R2122-73

For postal votes, use is made of : 1° A return envelope addressed to the processing centre ; 2° A ballot paper on which both the voter's signature is recorded and the vote is cast. The information on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Demolition work.

Article R4534-72

…exceeding 6 metres above ground level, the installation of a work floor is not compulsory, subject to the following provisions: 1° The work may only be entrusted to qualified workers; 2° It is forbid…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Applicable rules

Article R2123-7

When awarding a contract mentioned in 3° of Article R. 2123-1, the purchaser shall take account of the specific characteristics of the services in question. In particular, it shall ensure the quality,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Formation and performance of the contract.

Article L6325-7

…on in question, is preparing a higher or complementary qualification; 2° The beneficiary was unable to obtain the qualification in question due to failure to pass the assessment tests for the training…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Revenue

Article L3662-7

The articles L. 3335-1 and L. 3335-2 apply to the Metropole of Lyon.In 2015, 2016 and 2017, for the application of Article L. 3335-2 to the Rhône department and the Metropole of Lyon, the transfer dut…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Respective rights and duties of management and staff under their authority

Article R8124-7

…labour inspection defined in accordance with the procedures set out in Article L. 8112-1. All inspectors are required to contribute to the implementation of actions undertaken in accordance with these…

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