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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Informing the administrative authority.

Article L1233-46

…in articles L. 1233-29 and L. 1233-30. The notification shall be accompanied by all information concerning the convening, agenda and holding of this meeting. No later than this date, it shall indicat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Informing the administrative authority.

Article L1233-49

…project. In addition, the plan is brought to the attention of employees by any means at the workplace.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Informing the administrative authority.

Article L1233-48

All the information provided to the employee representatives when they are called to the meetings provided for in Articles L. 1233-29 and L. 1233-30 is sent simultaneously to the administrative author…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R621-49

The rules of procedure referred to in Articles 13 and 14 of the above-mentioned Act of 20 January 2017 specify the rules of organisation, operation and professional conduct within the Autorité des mar…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L631-4

…in article L. 412-3 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the words: "in article 19 of law n° 48-1360 of 1st September 1948 amending and codifying the legislation relating to the relationship…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 46

Where no registers have existed, or where they have been lost, proof shall be received both by titles and by witnesses; and, in such cases, marriages, births and deaths may be proved both by the regis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Control of the profession

Article L821-12-4

For the purposes mentioned in the two preceding articles, the High Council is exempt from the application of the provisions of loi n° 68-678 du 26 juillet 1968 relative à la communication de documents…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Customs presentation of products subject to certain movement restrictions in trade with other Member States of the European Community.

Article 468

…stoms presentation is required for the goods referred to in Article 38(4) and (5), the customs service shall carry out the inspection of these goods in the presence of the holder.If the holder refuses…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-border demergers

Article L236-46

…eration whereby a société par actions or a société à responsabilité limitée with its registered office in France participates in a division with one or more companies falling within the scope of parag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-21

I.-The National Council sets the deadlines for receipt of applications, taking into account the complexity of the contract and the time required by economic operators to prepare their applications. Th…

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