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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The National Council of Commercial Court Registrars.

Article R741-17

The members of the National Council elect from among their number, by a first-past-the-post ballot and for a period of two years, a chairman, a vice-chairman and five members, who constitute the burea…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Leasing of work and industry.

Article 1779

There are three main types of hire of work and industry:1° Hire of services;2° Hire of carriers, both by land and by water, who undertake the transport of persons or goods;3° Hire of architects, contr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-19

The data mentioned in 1° of I of article R. 2143-17 are kept for a period of fifty years from the date of their recording in the processing. The data mentioned in 3° of I of article R. 2143-17 are kep…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Unavailability, pledges, enforceability

Article A444-17

The services mentioned in article A. 444-16 also give rise to the collection of the initiation fee mentioned in article A. 444-15, with the exception of those listed under the following numbers in Tab…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-1

…e agreement providing for the collective termination of employment by mutual agreement determines : 1° The terms and conditions for informing the Social and Economic Committee, if one exists ; 2° The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-17

Reports are made :1° To the local materiovigilance correspondent when these reports are made by users or third parties who carry out their duties in one of the establishments or associations mentioned…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Information in companies with fewer than three hundred employees

Article R2312-19

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2312-19, in undertakings with less than three hundred employees, the employer makes available to the Social and Economic Committee, with a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Interim measures.

Article 255

The judge may in particular:1° Propose a mediation measure to the spouses, unless violence is alleged by one of the spouses against the other spouse or against the child, or unless one of the spouses…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 6: Referral to advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article D2197-15

Referrals to the committee may be made by the purchaser or by the contract holder.Referrals shall be made by means of a detailed note setting out the grounds for the dispute and, where appropriate, th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investor protection

Article L764-10

…in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 451-1-1 Ordinance no. 2015-1576 of 3 December 2015 L. 451-1-2 Law no. 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L.…

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