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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Legal proceedings

Article D1251-32

The trade union organisation which takes legal action on behalf of an employee, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 1251-59, shall notify the employee by registered letter with acknowledgem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R444-3

Articles Appendix 4-7, Appendix 4-8 and Appendix 4-9 to this Title respectively specify:1° The list of services provided by judicial auctioneers, commercial court registrars, bailiffs, court administr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Individual health monitoring

Article R4446-3

The employer is informed by the occupational physician of any significant findings resulting in particular from the monitoring of the employee's state of health carried out by the health professional…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-30

In application of article L. 5124-4, a pharmacist delegate is replaced under the following conditions: 1° By the interim pharmacist delegate designated by the competent authority mentioned in articles…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: The National Council of Sworn Freight Brokers

Article L131-34

The National Council, a non-profit organisation with legal personality, is responsible for : 1° Examining, at national level, questions relating to the exercise of the function of sworn goods broker a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-32

Any technical means intended for real-time location, throughout the national territory, of a person, without that person's knowledge, of a vehicle or of any other object, without the consent of its ow…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Content and conditions of validity.

Article L1321-3

The internal regulations may not contain : 1° Provisions contrary to the laws and regulations and to the stipulations of the collective labour agreements applicable in the company or establishment; 2°…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Programming commitments subject to approval

Article R212-31

In order to be approved, programming commitments must contribute to: 1° Encouraging the exhibition and promotion of European cinematographic works and cinematographic works that are not widely distrib…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope and implementation.

Article L2341-3

The provisions of this Title apply to 1° to a Community-scale undertaking or group of undertakings whose registered office or that of the parent undertaking is in France ; 2° To the Community-scale un…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Ad hoc administrators appointed to represent minors held in waiting zones

Article R343-3

A natural person may only be entered on the list of ad hoc administrators provided for in article R. 343-2 only if he meets the following conditions:1° Be at least twenty-three and no more than sevent…

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