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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Implementation of the guarantee

Article R1251-21

As soon as it is established that the temporary employment contractor is in default, the holder of one of the claims defined in article L. 1251-49 may send the guarantor a request for payment by regis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Employers' groups for integration and qualification

Article D1253-48

The national joint committee referred to in article D. 1253-47 is convened by the Fédération française des groupements d'employeurs pour l'insertion et la qualification, which acts as its secretariat.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal action by trade unions in the event of redundancies

Article D1235-19

The registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt sent to the employee indicates the nature and purpose of the action envisaged by the representative trade union organisation. It also states: 1° T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to the clinical selection of deceased donors

Article R1241-19-3

All the information collected during the clinical selection of donors in application of II, III and V of article R. 1211-13 is recorded in a document, the purpose of which is to detect any antecedents…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Continuation of the business.

Article R622-13

The court clerk shall notify the co-contractor of the decision of the juge-commissaire granting the administrator the extension provided for in 1° of III of Article L. 622-13. The juge-commissaire dec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Admission of claims.

Article R624-5

Where the official receiver declares himself incompetent or establishes the existence of a serious dispute, he shall, by specially reasoned order, refer the parties to a better court and invite, as th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R1614-45

The allocation due to each beneficiary commune or public establishment for inter-communal cooperation is intended to compensate for material expenses and expenses for studying and conducting the opera…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to elected employees (R).

Article R2123-16

Training leave is granted by right in order to attend a training course or session that meets the criteria set out in article R. 2123-12. It may, however, be refused by the employer if he considers, a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable in the event of consignment and automated checks

Article A37-12

In the case provided for by Article R. 49-14, the deposit may be paid either by cheque made payable to the Public Treasury, or by automated remote payment or dematerialised stamp. In the case provided…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Credit Advisory Committee in French Polynesia

Article R783-15

The Credit Advisory Committee may not validly deliberate if the number of members present is less than ten. If the quorum is not reached, a new notice of meeting is sent out at least eight days before…

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