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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Voting

Article R7343-51

To vote electronically, the voter, having logged on to the voting system and identified himself in accordance with the procedures set out in article R. 7343-44, casts and validates his vote. The vote…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Voting

Article R7343-52

At the end of the electronic voting, the president and the assessors of the polling station, after having declared the ballot closed, proceed to the sealing of the electronic ballot box and the voters…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Voting

Article R7343-50

Before the electronic vote opens, separate, confidential and strictly personal decryption keys are given, in a sealed envelope, to three of the members of the polling station. Each key is allocated in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article D571-5

The request for the issue of the bulletin and the response from the criminal record are made via the following administrative authorities: 1° The director of the inter-ministerial departmental directo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-5

…k application must, on pain of rejection, comply with the provisions of Articles L. 711-2, L. 712-2 and L. 712-4 as well as, where applicable, articles L. 715-1 to L. 715-4 or articles L. 715-6 to L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special housing allowance for primary school teachers

Article L2573-53

…30 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of article L. 2334-27, in the third paragraph, the words: "l'indem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments

Article R4211-59

I.-The following changes to the authorisation are subject to declaration: 1° Change in the corporate name of the establishment or the administrative address of the authorisation holder; 2° Appointment…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonuses

Article R2172-5

Where the purchaser is not subject to Book IV or where it does not organise a design contest, economic operators who have submitted services that comply with the consultation documents are awarded a p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Access by employers' groups to public aid for employment and vocational training for member companies

Article D1253-50

…group in respect of the companies that are members of the employers' group is direct financial aid and reductions and exemptions from social security contributions payable by the employer that meet a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Access by employers' groups to public aid for employment and vocational training for member companies

Article D1253-51

The employers' group must provide proof to the body issuing the aid that the group's member company for which the aid is granted meets the conditions defined in article D. 1253-50. The amount of aid i…

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