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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-71

The Initiative-Emploi contract may be suspended, at the employee's request, to enable him or her to: 1° With the agreement of the employer, to complete a period of work experience in a professional en…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Brokers.

Article R131-7

The guarantee provided for in 3° of Article L. 131-15 may only be granted by one of the credit institutions or finance companies authorised for this purpose or one of the institutions or establishment…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article R50-70

…Decisions and reports relating to measures to promote reintegration from which the person concerned may have benefited while serving his or her sentence are also sent to him or her.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Opposition

Article D1253-7

…pt. If no objection is received within the period provided for in the first paragraph, the grouping may carry on its business.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Reference perimeter and authorisation for installation within this perimeter

Article R761-7

…responsible for trade and agriculture. The decree referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 761-4 sets the limits and duration of the reference perimeter. This period may not exceed thirty yea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Deconcentrated services

Article R8122-7

…hapter II of title I of this book in the farms, businesses and establishments defined in article L. 717-1 of the rural and maritime fishing code, unless an exception is justified by the low volume of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Recognition of prescriptions

Article R5211-71

…tion provided for in 1°, subject to adaptation of the country information, to 3° of Article R. 5211-70, persons legally authorised to supply medical devices may refuse to supply these products, prescr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Grafting activities referred to in Article R. 6122-25

Article R6123-76

Authorisation to carry out organ transplantation activities may only be granted to a health establishment meeting the conditions laid down in articles L. 1234-2 and L. 6122-2 if it has : 1° Full-time…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Professional inadequacy

Article R6156-76

…rs should be invited to attend. If it does not consider itself sufficiently informed, the Committee may order further information to be provided. In this case, the opinion provided for in article R. 6…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-77

An individual may not simultaneously hold more than five offices as a member of the supervisory board of public limited companies having their registered office on French territory. By way of derogati…

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