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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Negotiation procedures.

Article L2232-17

The delegation from each of the representative organisations involved in negotiations in the company comprises the organisation's trade union delegate in the company or, where there is more than one d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Substitution compensation.

Article L7313-17

…or sales agent may, in the event of termination of the employment contract mentioned in Articles L. 7313-13 and L. 7313-14, benefit from an indemnity. The indemnity is equal to that to which the trave…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Auctions.

Article D514-17

…rs competent to carry out public sales under the conditions set out in article 3 of the order of 26 June 1816 which establishes, in execution of the law of 28 April 1816, judicial auctioneers in towns…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the practice of the profession.

Article R4342-17

When the qualification or, where applicable, the authorisation to practise is registered with the regional health agency, the person concerned is issued with a professional card, the model for which i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 UB

…r rights relating to such property, are subject exclusively to the tax regime provided for in I and 1° of II of article 150 U. For the purposes of this provision, companies whose assets, at the close…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Product presentation

Article L3513-19

…rmine the conditions for application of this chapter, in particular those relating to Articles L. 3513-6 and L. 3513-7, as well as the content of the notification and declaration referred to in Articl…

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

Article L551-15

…l reception conditions may be refused, in whole or in part, to the applicant in the following cases:1° He refuses the region of orientation determined in application of article L. 551-3;2° He refuses…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Relationship between the payment service provider and the payment service user

Article L133-15

…r issuing a payment instrument must ensure that personalised security data as defined in Article L. 133-4 is not accessible to persons other than the Payment Service User authorised to use the instrum…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion

Article R6523-19

…ployment, Training and Vocational Guidance is made up of members appointed by order of the Prefect: 1° Eight representatives of the State: a) The rector of the academic region; b) The commanding offic…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Appeal procedures

Article L327-15

Decisions handed down by the Enforcement Board may be appealed to the Paris Court of Appeal by the sanctioned organisation or by the chairman of the Enforcement Board. Such appeals do not have suspens…

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