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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article D3141-5

The employer shall notify employees of the period of paid leave at least two months before the start of the period.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 12: The draft plan.

Article R631-34-6

The application made by the receiver in accordance with article L. 631-9-1 shall be made to the president of the court by summons from the company. The president of the court shall rule on this applic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Control by the administrative authority

Article D3345-5

The depositories of the agreements and regulations mentioned in Article D. 2231-5 are the Departmental Directors of Employment, Labour and Solidarity, the Departmental Directors of Employment, Labour,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-5-1

…professional practice standard relating to communications with the bodies mentioned in article L. 823-16 of the French Commercial Code, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: NEP - 260.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-9

…shares, be purchased under the conditions provided for in the last two paragraphs of Article L. 228-35-10 and cancelled. Any purchase of ordinary shares that does not comply with this paragraph may be…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-5

Subject to Article L. 132-6, the insurance policy may be in named person, to order or in bearer form. However, this article only applies to life insurance contracts under the conditions set out in art…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-5

…to provide the customer with a copy of the contract under the conditions set out in article L. 221-9 or delivering a contract that does not comply with the provisions of the same article is punishabl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Entry on the roll of the order

Article R4311-52-1

If there is any doubt as to the language skills required to practise the profession, the president of the Conseil départemental de l'ordre or his representative will check, at the time of registration…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Contractual obligations of training providers and holders of the personal training account

Article R6333-5

…o by the holders of the personal training account and the service providers mentioned in article L. 6351-1 in the general conditions of use of the dematerialised service mentioned in article L. 6323-9…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-56

…of the subcontractor's competence and to the work carried out by the subcontractor in this context; 3° In particular, the authorised body has the human and material resources required to perform the t…

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