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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3512-7

…tion activities. II.The following are considered to be expenditure relating to activities of influence or representation of interests: 1° Remuneration of staff employed in whole or in part to carry ou…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Projects subject to authorisation

Article L212-7

…a multiple-screen cinema which has already reached the 300-seat threshold or which is expected to exceed this threshold through the implementation of the project, with the exception of extensions repr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L631-7

Articles L. 621-1, L. 621-2 and L. 621-3 are applicable to receivership proceedings.The maximum duration of the observation period mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 621-3 may exceptionall…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conduct of inspection operations

Article R6362-7

…t any dispute arising from the inspections mentioned in articles L. 6361-1 to L. 6361-3, with the exception of disputes relating to the establishment and collection of the payments mentioned in articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: The Commercial Court.

Article L724-7

Independent of any decisions that may be made pursuant to articles L. 724-3 and L. 724-4, where it appears, subsequent to his election, that a Commercial Court judge has incurred, before or after his…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Applicable rules

Article R2123-7

…of Article R. 2123-1, the purchaser shall take account of the specific characteristics of the services in question. In particular, it shall ensure the quality, continuity, accessibility, affordabilit…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R121-7

The members of the Board of Directors of the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration mentioned in 3° of article R. 121-5 are appointed for a period of three years, renewable once, by join…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance.

Article L5134-72

…oyee; 3° Local economic conditions; 4° the difficulties previously encountered by the employee in accessing employment.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-72

…question ;2° Modifications to the operational systems and internal infrastructures of the person concerned;3° Cessation of loss-making activities;4° Restructuring existing activities whose competitive…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: First and second category operations.

Article R4532-73

The specific safety plan kept on site may be consulted by : 1° The members of the inter-company college for safety, health and working conditions; 2° The members of the social and economic committee;…

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