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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article L2343-13

The European Works Council and its officers may be assisted by experts of their choice. The company or the dominant company in the Community-scale group of companies will pay the costs of an expert.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation.

Article L2353-13

The European Company Committee has legal personality. It is chaired by the manager of the European Company. The committee appoints a secretary. It elects a bureau of three members when it comprises at…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-13

The terms and conditions for the payment of dividends voted by the General Meeting are set by the General Meeting or, failing this, by the Board of Directors, the Management Board or the Executive Cha…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Exit

Article R552-13

The person accommodated may request to remain in the place of accommodation beyond the date of the decision to leave the place of accommodation taken by the Office français de l'immigration et de l'in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L4132-13

The Regional Council may not deliberate unless an absolute majority of its members in office are present. However, if the Regional Council does not meet, on the day fixed by the notice convening the m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Prohibitions.

Article L7124-13

It is forbidden for any person to publish, by any means, comments, information or intelligence about minors engaged or produced under the conditions set out in articles L. 7124-1 and L. 7124-4, other…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Resignation

Article R1237-13

The employer who finds that the employee has abandoned his post and intends to invoke the presumption of resignation provided for in article L. 1237-1-1 shall give him formal notice, by registered let…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Repeal

Article D2261-13

In accordance with Articles L. 2261-24 to L. 2261-31, the Minister responsible for Labour may, at the request of one of the representative organisations concerned or on his own initiative: 1° Repeal t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure

Article R4126-13

The parties shall be informed that they may be represented or assisted by a lawyer. However, practitioners, whether they are plaintiffs, claimants or the subject of the proceedings, may be assisted ei…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure

Article R4234-13

Unless the provisions of article R. 4234-3 are applied, the complaint or application and the attached documents are communicated in their entirety to the parties in copy form. Where the volume, number…

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