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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition and organisation of the Referee Panel

Article R1455-2

The General Meeting of the industrial tribunal appoints each year, in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 1423-3, L. 1423-5, R. 1423-11 and R. 1423-12, the employer industrial tribunal membe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition and organisation of the Referee Panel

Article R1455-3

Hearings in summary proceedings are chaired alternately by an employer and an employee councillor in accordance with the conditions laid down in the rules of procedure.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition and organisation of the Referee Panel

Article R1455-1

Each industrial tribunal has a summary proceedings panel common to all sections of the tribunal. This panel is made up of one employee and one employer councillor.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition and organisation of the Referee Panel

Article R1455-4

…week. When circumstances so require, the president of the industrial tribunal, after consulting the vice-president, may set one or more additional hearings or move the day and time of the hearing(s) o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Recording of sums calculated on the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-51

The sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account are increased by 25% when the reference works meet the following conditions: 1° For works belonging to the genre of fiction, creative d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article D814-58-3

…cle L. 814-13, the following procedural acts:1° Concerning claims:a) The request and information provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 621-19 ;b) The declaration provided for in article L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Livestock health programmes and groups authorised to purchase, hold and dispense veterinary medicinal products

Article D5143-8

Each committee comprises : 1° Three representatives of the State and one representative of the Regional Health Agency: a) The Regional Prefect or his representative, Chairman ; b) The Regional Directo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Home savings schemes

Article L221-29

The rules relating to building savings are set out in the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Banking, financial and insurance contracts

Article L242-40

…utions in relation to account agreements and relations with their customers are laid down by the provisions of Chapter I of Title V of Book III of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Business tax.

Article L422-1

…nt of the business property tax applicable to operators of establishments carrying out seasonal activities are set out in V of article 1478 of the General Tax Code.

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