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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R641-5

…tions required for the opening of judicial liquidation proceedings, the court shall reject the application.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the Commercial Court.

Article R722-5

…Prosecutor is represented before the Commercial Court under the conditions laid down in Articles L. 122-2 et R. 212-12, R. 212-14 and R. 212-15 of the judicial organisation code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Consultation on the creation of a new commune.

Article R2113-5

The provisions of articles L. 47 and L. 48 of the electoral code concerning propaganda are applicable to the consultation.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Government auditors and financial activities audit mission

Article D615-5

In accordance with article D. 615-3, the Government Commissioners may make recommendations to the body to which they are appointed and may ask it to carry out any inspections or controls it deems nece…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-5

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article D. 3324-4, in the case of public and ministerial offices whose proprietor is not a trader, the equity capital comprises: 1° firstly, the asset value…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Processes, products and appliances for mandatory disinfection.

Article R3114-5

The minutes of the experiments are communicated to the interested parties. They have fifteen days to submit their observations.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Individual assessment of exposure to ionising radiation

Article R4451-54

…ent to the occupational physician when he proposes that the worker be classified under Article R. 4451-57 or when he establishes that the worker is likely to receive, in the course of performing the o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Individual assessment of exposure to ionising radiation

Article R4451-55

Where the user undertaking has recourse to a temporary worker, it shall provide the temporary employment undertaking with a prior individual assessment of the assignment before the worker is made avai…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Individual assessment of exposure to ionising radiation

Article R4451-52

…ior to assignment to the workstation, the employer shall assess the individual exposure of workers: 1° Accessing areas defined under Articles R. 4451-24 and R. 4451-28; 2° Crew members on board aircra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formal notice prior to the official report.

Article R4721-5

The table below sets out the provisions of this part that give rise to the application of the prior formal notice procedure and the minimum period for compliance: PROVISIONS FOR WHICH formal notice is…

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