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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Drawing up electoral rolls.

Article R713-41

…commission is called upon to complete the list of persons who meet the condition set by Article L. 723-4 to be eligible for election to the office of commercial court judge in elections organised purs…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29

…ese shares are suspended. After payment of the sums due, in principal and interest, the shareholder may request payment of dividends not time-barred. He may not exercise a share on the basis of the pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Substitution of the user for the modelling agency in the event of insufficient security

Article R7123-40

The user who has paid the sums defined in article R. 7123-20 that are still due is subrogated, up to the same amount, to all the rights of the employees and the social security bodies against the mode…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-24-2

…al associations and unions affiliated to the trade union organisations mentioned in Article R. 6153-24-1 may, with the authorisation of the competent director general of the regional health agency, co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R*441-3

Any person who, even as an intermediary, offers to subscribe to contracts or agreements that contravene the provisions of this chapter, or arranges for such contracts or agreements to be subscribed, w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General rules for extension and enlargement

Article D2261-4-5

In carrying out the activities of the group of experts, its members may neither seek nor accept instructions from any authority. They shall be bound to secrecy with regard to the debates in which they…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-43-12

The recruitment on an open-ended contract of a person mentioned in article L. 5132-15-1-1 is declared by electronic means, using the teleservice mentioned in article R. 5132-1-19. Where applicable, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Vigilance relating to health products

Article R1413-61-4

I.-The tasks of the centres and coordinators mentioned in Article R. 1413-61-3 consist of : 1° Collecting and processing, each in their own field of competence and expertise, alerts relating to each o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: General provisions.

Article 204

Where the investigation is ordered, evidence to the contrary may be adduced by witnesses without further decision.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Participation of midwives in the screening and treatment of sexually transmitted infections

Article D4151-29

Screening for the sexually transmitted infections listed in table IV of appendix 41-3 may be prescribed, in accordance with current recommendations, for their patients' partners, with immediate referr…

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