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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article L2343-10

The agenda for the annual meeting of the European Works Council is drawn up by the Chairman and the Secretary. It is communicated to the members of the committee at least fifteen days before the meeti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-10

The guarantee deposits referred to in 3° of article R. 343-1 may be represented on the assets side by the company's claims on depositors.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-10

…he operators referred to in Article L. 321-4 shall keep a daily register pursuant to Articles 321-7 and 321-8 of the Penal Code as well as a directory in which they record their minutes. They must kee…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Powers exercised on behalf of the State.

Article R2122-10

…vil servants of the municipality who have been delegated by the mayor may validly issue all copies, and extracts, whatever the nature of the acts. They may also implement the verification procedure pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: The Enforcement Division of the Court of Appeal.

Article D49-10

…rdance with the provisions of the second paragraph of article 712-13 Bourges Resorts of the Bourges and Orléans Courts of Appeal. Dijon Dijon and Besançon Courts of Appeal Nancy Courts of Appeal of Na…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4453-10

…them to the occupational physician, to the health professionals of the occupational health service and to the social and economic committee.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction of Disciplinary Boards of First Instance

Article R4234-10

…forward the file to that Board without delay, in a non-reasoned order that is not subject to appeal and does not have the force of res judicata. However, the Chairman shall be competent to reject comp…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-10

…g covering, on the territory of the French Republic, the risks covered by compulsory insurance for land motor vehicles and their trailers and semi-trailers, is divided between these undertakings in pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Pollution of maritime waters by discharges from ships

Article 706-108

For the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the offences referred to in Article 706-107 committed outside maritime areas under French jurisdiction, the competent judicial court is the Pa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Pollution of maritime waters by discharges from ships

Article 706-107

For investigating, prosecuting, investigating and, in the case of misdemeanours, judging offences relating to the pollution of marine waters and waterways open to maritime navigation as provided for a…

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