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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article R823-3

In the cases provided for by article L. 823-4, the statutory auditor is appointed by the president of the commercial court, acting in summary proceedings.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of prevention and occupational health services.

Article D4622-3

If the Social and Economic Committee opposes the employer's decision, the employer will refer the matter to the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment, who wil…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-3

…s of the permit, carry out paid employment in France if he/she holds one of the following documents and residence permits: 1° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "temporary worker", iss…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Committee for Health and Social Organisation.

Article R6122-3

…tee is chaired either by a Councillor of State appointed by the Ministers for Social Action, Health and Social Security on the recommendation of the Vice-President of the Council of State, or by a Sen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Traffic and parking regulations

Article D2213-1-0-3

For the application of the second paragraph of I of article L. 2213-4-1, land transport is considered to be the cause of a preponderant proportion of limit value exceedances: 1° Either when land trans…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-12

…ner provided for in article 5. In the event that the notification is returned to the court registry and the notice has not been signed by its addressee, the notification shall be deemed to have been v…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-11

…bservations of the management or requests them by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt and seeks the opinion of the public prosecutor's office on the file thus completed.The court sets th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Tables of branches and member companies of skills operators

Article D6123-37

…pétences by the bodies responsible for collecting the contribution relating to vocational training, and to skills operators by France compétences, in order to enable: 1° The establishment, updating an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Tables of branches and member companies of skills operators

Article R6123-34

France Compétences draws up and updates correspondence tables associating each professional branch and each company's establishments with the skills operator to which they belong, with regard to: 1° T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Tables of branches and member companies of skills operators

Article R6123-35

…n whole or in part by France Compétences in a format that allows the data to be re-used, on request and subject to the establishment of a free licence in accordance with the procedures defined in Chap…

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