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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Privileges.

Article L3253-5

…latter are the subject of safeguard, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation proceedings, notwithstanding the existence of any other preferential claim with the exception of those guaranteed by artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1335-5

Waste from healthcare activities and similar waste as defined in article R. 1335-1 must be separated from other waste as soon as it is produced.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Election of consular delegates

Article R713-51

…y thereafter, the election organisation committee shall proceed to count the postal votes in public and in the presence of scrutineers appointed by the chairman of the committee and by the candidates…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Election of consular delegates

Article R713-53

The committee shall total up, in each jurisdiction, the number of votes obtained by each candidate in each professional category or sub-category and allocate the seats in accordance with article L. 71…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Election of consular delegates

Article R713-52

…member of the committee appointed by him shall check that the vote cast corresponds to the category and sub-category and the jurisdiction of the court to which the elector belongs and, if this is not…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Second-hand equipment

Article R4312-5

Provided it complies with the obligations laid down in Article L. 4311-1, second-hand equipment may, if it complies with the regulations governing second-hand equipment in force in the Member State of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title Ia: Remuneration of journalists and other authors in respect of copyright and related rights of press agencies and press publishers

Article R312-5

…The college referred to in 1° of I of article R. 312-1 may only validly deliberate if the chairman and at least two representatives of the professional press company organisations and two representat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Guarantee of gold, silver and platinum materials

Article 524 bis

Exempt from the guarantee hallmark are: a) Articles made before 1838 and those made after that date already bearing former French guarantee hallmarks; b) Articles containing gold, silver or platinum a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trial period.

Article L7313-5

The employment contract may include a trial period of no more than three months.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification.

Article D324-5

The body which carried out the classification visit sends the classification decisions electronically to the body mentioned in article L. 132-2 on a monthly basis.

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