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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Request for an opinion from the Conseil d'Etat

Article R532-29

…uant to Article L. 532-5 is made by the panel referred to in Article R. 131-7.It is sent to the Secretary of the Administrative Jurisdiction Department of the Council of State, along with the case fil…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions of access for humanitarian associations

Article R744-29

…r responsible for immigration a list of no more than five persons entitled to access all places of detention.Each authorised association may submit to the territorially competent prefect or, in Paris,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Committee of elected representatives of the Ile-de-France region (R).

Article R2531-29

The committee elects its chairman from among its members by secret ballot by an absolute majority. If, after two ballots, no member of the committee has obtained an absolute majority, a third ballot i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Control of occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-29

If an indicative occupational exposure limit value provided for in Article R. 4412-150 is exceeded, the employer shall carry out a risk assessment in order to determine appropriate prevention and prot…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for auditing accounts and management

Article R321-29

…o the audit report. This report is sent to the audited body, which communicates it to the general meeting, without mentioning the names of any shareholders. It is also sent to the Minister for Culture…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Unavailability of sums, early release and liquidation.

Article R3332-29

…the meaning of 2° and 3° of article L. 341-4 of the French Social Security Code; 2° The employee's retirement; 3° The employee's death. In the event of the employee's death, it is the responsibility o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section X: Application procedures

Article 298 septdecies

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter shall be laid down, as necessary, by decree in all cases where it is not otherwise provided. Unless expressly provided otherwise, the formali…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: The National Council of Sworn Commodity Brokers

Article R131-29

…s who obtain the highest number of votes for each seat are declared elected. In the event of a tie between several candidates having obtained the highest number of votes, the oldest shall be declared…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Committee members.

Article R4643-29

The employer shall allow employees who are members of a board of a committee of the organisation the time necessary to carry out their duties. The organisation shall ensure that the persons concerned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and administration

Article R6133-29

The Group is managed by a director elected by the General Meeting from among the individuals or representatives of the legal entities that are members of the Group.The director is an ex officio member…

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