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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Revitalisation by companies not subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-47

…ncerned and the company sets out the terms and conditions of the latter's participation, where applicable, in the actions implemented. The volume of this participation is taken into account for the al…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Permission to leave

Article D143-4

Permission to go out for a period not exceeding one day may be granted in the following cases to persons sentenced to one or more custodial sentences for a total period not exceeding five years and to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Duty to comply

Article R752-44

…d or e of 1° of I of Article R. 752-6, before and after completion of the project, with, where applicable, details of the sales area of each business whose sales area reaches or exceeds 300 m2 , befor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-42-1

…he body to a suitable coffin. A decree in the Council of State shall specify the conditions of application of this article.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2224-11-4

…mmission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, defines the terms and conditions for the application of this paragraph, in particular setting the terms and conditions for the transmission of per…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Specialist committees

Article L533-31-4

I.-Investment firms of significant size, the board of directors, the supervisory board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions shall set up a compensation committee. Branches of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article L4424-26-4

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Ionising radiation.

Article R1337-14-4

…135; 3° Failing to provide the prior information required under Article R. 1333-138; 4° Failing to carry out the acceptance test provided for in Article R. 1333-139; 5° Carrying out an activity witho…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Preventing business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures.

Article R611-40-1

When the debtor requests the appointment of a mandatary for the execution of the agreement, the conciliator is invited to present his observations on the interest of such a mission. The mandatary may…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Preventing business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures.

Article R611-46-1

…atibility of the conciliator shall be assessed in consideration of all the assets of which the applicant is the holder.

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