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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Information in companies with fewer than three hundred employees

Article R2312-19

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2312-19, in undertakings with less than three hundred employees, the employer makes available to the Social and Economic Committee, with a…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Training prior to the issue of the sports agent's licence and ongoing training

Article R222-19

Where provided for in the sports agent regulations, persons admitted to the sports agent examination or who are exempted from it undergo training prior to the issue of the sports agent licence. The co…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocation of the second part of the grant provided for in Article L. 2511-39 (R).

Article R2113-19

…applicable to the associated communes mentioned in article L. 2113-17 as it stood prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales et aux communes déléguée…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Informing the public prosecutor and the administrative court

Article L743-19

When an order by the liberties and detention judge ends the detention of a foreign national or places him/her under house arrest, it is immediately notified to the public prosecutor. The foreign natio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to compensation for damage to property.

Article R421-19

Compensation for damage to property by the guarantee fund may not exceed, per claim, the sum set by order of the Minister for the Economy. When a road traffic accident is caused by an animal that has…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision of the departmental committee.

Article L752-19

The mayor of the commune in which the site is located, who is a member of the departmental commission whose decision or opinion is the subject of the appeal, is heard by the national commission at his…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Designation of the inventor and claim of ownership.

Article R611-19

Proceedings for the grant of the patent shall be suspended at the written request of any person who furnishes proof that he has instituted before the judicial court an action claiming ownership of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-19

The President of the Executive Council, by delegation of the Assembly, may be entrusted for the duration of his term of office with taking any decision concerning the preparation, award, performance a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Management of the business during the observation period.

Article R631-19

The articles R. 622-6 to R. 622-8 are applicable to the receivership proceedings.Article R. 622-6 is also applicable where the application for authorisation submitted on the basis of II of Article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Delegation of territorial chambers of commerce and industry

Article R711-19

The delegation is made up of members of the territorial chamber of commerce and industry whose activity or the business they represent is located in the delegation's constituency and who have been ide…

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