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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Appeal procedures.

Article R661-5

…ght of appeal on behalf of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee or, where applicable, the employees' representative must, on pain of inadmissibility, provide proof of his entitlem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Setting up and closing down the social and economic committee

Article R2313-5

…the challenge. This decision is notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, indicating the appeal procedures and deadlines. It may be appealed before the judicial court within fift…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-5

…l and medium-sized enterprises for the period 2022-2027 mentioned in Article 3 of Decree no. 2022-968 of 30 June 2022 on regional aid zones and investment aid zones for small and medium-sized enterpri…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-5

…ans on behalf of members and to ensure the representation of members' interests and, to these ends: 1° To set up a supervisory committee for each plan subscribed, subject to the case mentioned in the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Local tax on companies operating ski lift equipment.

Article L2333-52

The communes or public establishments for inter-communal cooperation which, on 31 December 1983, collected the special tax on gross receipts from the sale of transport tickets by companies operating s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Recipients of data

Article R142-54

…t of the personal data and information recorded in the automated processing mentioned in Article D. 553-20 to D. 553-23, agents of the Agence de services et de paiement, individually designated and sp…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Data accessors

Article R142-53

…all or part of the personal data and information recorded in the processing mentioned in article L. 552-1 of this Code and those mentioned in Article L. 349-2 of the Social Action and Family Code, ind…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Production approval

Article 211-59

Sums invested in the production and preparation of feature films are repaid in the following cases:1° When investment approval has been granted but production approval is not requested within the dead…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L1543-5

The following are punishable by the penalties laid down in Article L. 1543-3: 1° Falsifying medicinal substances intended for sale ; 2° Exhibiting, offering for sale or selling falsified medicinal sub…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 411-55

For each work in the programme, the production company has :1° A period of two years from the date of the first payment for the financing of its production to apply for or obtain a cinematographic rel…

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