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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-26

…ithdrawal of its authorisation to issue the special payment voucher referred to in B of article L. 1271-1, the body or establishment concerned shall immediately cease to issue the special payment vouc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Inter-constituency groupings.

Article R711-26

The supervisory authorities of the territorial or, where applicable, regional chambers of commerce and industry participating in the grouping check that the representatives have been appointed in acco…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for Community credit institutions

Article R613-26

I. - Pursuant to article 66 of decree no. 85-1388 of 27 December 1985 referred to in II of article R. 613-25, the judicial representative shall notify known creditors that they are required to declare…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Officials and agents authorised to investigate forestry offences

Article 24

…ers) are responsible for investigating and recording offences and contraventions against property located in the communes for which they are sworn in, under the same conditions as those set out for fo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-26

For the application of the provisions of Article R. 69, an extract of the order or judgement of the judge or tribunal de l'application des peines or the president of the judicial court or the judge de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission

Article L131-26

Where the endorsement contains the words "valeur en recouvrement", "pour encaissement", "par procuration", or any other words implying a simple mandate, the bearer may exercise all the rights arising…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-266

…shall be elected in the forms and conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 225-263 and the articles L. 225-264 and L. 225-265.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Duty to inform

Article D553-26

…s of their household. They must inform the Office of any change in any of these details, where applicable under cover of the accommodation operator or the structure responsible for supporting them.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5211-26

…anufacturer or his authorised representative shall, for a period of at least five years and, in the case of implantable devices, at least fifteen years after the last copy of the product has been manu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Salary

Article D6222-26

…enticeship contract or period is set at: 1° For young people aged between sixteen and seventeen: a) 27% of the minimum growth wage during the first year of the contract; b) 39% of the minimum growth w…

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