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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article D5427-11

…ies provided for in Article D. 5427-4 in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Decree no. 55-763 of 26 May 1955.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Control and accounting

Article R6332-38

…omic and financial control by the State under the conditions laid down by the aforementioned decree no. 55-733 of 26 May 1955.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Medical care and rehabilitation activities

Article R6123-124

The authorisation holder takes part in the emergency care network provided for in articles R. 6123-26 to R. 6123-32, under the conditions set out in the network's constitutive agreement.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Appeal procedures

Article L327-15

Decisions handed down by the Enforcement Board may be appealed to the Paris Court of Appeal by the sanctioned organisation or by the chairman of the Enforcement Board. Such appeals do not have suspens…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article L722-6-2

…as a regional councillor, departmental councillor, municipal councillor, arrondissement councillor, Paris councillor, Lyon metropolitan councillor, councillor to the Corsican Assembly, councillor to t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-53

The decisions of the Paris Court of Appeal or its first president are notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt by the court registry to the parties to the proceedings.They are bro…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: International arbitration

Article 1516

…of an exequatur order issued by the judicial court within whose jurisdiction it was made or by the Paris judicial court where it was made abroad.The procedure relating to the application for exequatu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article R814-9

…or any judicial representative may refer the election of the members of the National Council to the Paris Court of Appeal within ten days of the proclamation of the results. The complaint must be deli…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R*7123-9

The modelling agency licence is issued for an indefinite period by the Prefect of Paris. The Ile-de-France Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment examines…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Individual authorisation

Article R7124-1

Any person wishing to hire or produce a child under the age of sixteen to carry out one of the activities mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 4° of article L. 7124-1 must first submit an application for autho…

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