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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article L5427-8

The Board of Directors of the public body referred to in Article L. 5427-7 comprises an equal number of employee and employer representatives, appointed by the Minister for Employment on the recommend…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-9

…operations of the insurance undertaking covered by Article L. 134-1 are those mentioned in 1°, 4°, 7°, 9°, 10° and 11° of Article R. 343-3. They are entered in the appropriation balance sheet provide…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Feasibility assistance

Article 632-6

The amount of aid granted for the feasibility phase of a project complies, depending on the nature of the expenditure concerned, with the intensity rates provided for in 5 (c and d), 6 and 7 of Articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Information for guests.

Article R1112-9

The conditions of access to the health information referred to in article L. 1111-7 as well as the length of time it is kept and the procedures for keeping it are mentioned in the welcome booklet prov…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R123-269

The results of the checks carried out pursuant to Article L. 123-40 are brought to the attention of the keeper of the National Register of Companies without delay through the intermediary of the singl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Information and publicity measures.

Article R321-32

The Conseil des maisons de vente provided for in article L. 321-7 shall be informed by any means that confers a date certain on its receipt, at least eight days before the date on which the furniture…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R1335-13

The persons mentioned in article R. 1335-2 shall make the agreement and the monitoring documents mentioned in articles R. 1335-3 and R. 1335-4 available to the competent control officers, in particula…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article L2121-1

I. - The municipal body of each commune consists of the municipal council, the mayor and one or more deputies.II. - The members of the municipal council are ranked in the order of the table according…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction.

Article R711-34

…ecified by an agreement submitted for approval to the supervisory authority under the conditions of 7° of Article R. 712-7.If necessary, the sectoral plan and the mission organisation plan are updated…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to the measures imposed and their contestation

Article L733-15

The measures imposed pursuant to articles L. 733-1, L. 733-4 and L. 733-7 or those taken by the judge pursuant to Article L. 733-13 may not be invoked against creditors whose existence has not been re…

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