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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Successive redundancies.

Article L1233-27

…ly employing at least fifty employees has made redundancies for economic reasons in the course of a calendar year involving more than eighteen employees in total, without having been required to prese…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Powers.

Article R4532-27

…ately above, if he has previously acquired, on completion of the corresponding training, the certificate of competence corresponding to that level.If he holds one of the diplomas referred to in 1° of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses

Article R7227-27

…mbly or executive council and meetings of committees and bodies of which they are a member in their capacity as such or by express deliberation of the assembly. These expenses are covered in accordanc…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R322-27

…uests the sale, the court declares that the summons to pay serving as a seizure has lapsed. In this case, the defaulting creditor retains all the costs of the seizure unless the court decides otherwis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Exemptions granted by the mayor.

Article L3132-27

…for an equivalent period, as well as equivalent compensatory rest in time.The order issued in application of article L. 3132-26 determines the conditions under which this rest is granted, either coll…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-27

Until the start of the technical preparations for registration or after registration of the trade mark, the proprietor or his agent may proceed with the division of his initial application or registra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Prescribing, ordering and dispensing procedures

Article R5139-27

…ing micro-organisms or toxins other than those included on the list provided for in article R. 5139-26 is prohibited. The preparation of any preparations containing micro-organisms or toxins is prohib…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Payment.

Article L511-27

The drawee may require, when paying the bill of exchange, that it be remitted to him discharged by the bearer. The bearer may not refuse partial payment. In the event of partial payment, the drawee ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies.

Article LO6221-27

The Territorial Council appoints its members or delegates to sit on outside bodies in the cases and under the conditions provided for by the provisions governing these bodies. The fixing by the aforem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies.

Article LO6321-27

The Territorial Council appoints its members or delegates to sit on outside bodies in the cases and under the conditions provided for by the provisions governing these bodies. The fixing by the aforem…

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