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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Clearances

Article R4216-8

…are specified in the following table: WORKFORCENUMBERof exitsTOTAL NUMBERof passage unitsLess than 20 people11 20 to 50 people1 + 1 accessory1 (a)or 1 (b)251 to 100 people22 or 1 + 1 clearanceaccesso…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-15

…e obligations laid down in articles R. 212-10-11 to R. 212-10-13, the rector of the academic region may proceed :1° Suspend the authorisation of the training body. This decision entails the suspension…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Applicable regime and classification of sources

Article R1333-14

…rces or batches of sources that he holds or uses.II - The person responsible for a nuclear activity may request that his ionising radiation source or batch of radioactive sources be placed in a differ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-16

…rvations on the valuation methods used to draw them up; 3° Any irregularities and inaccuracies they may have discovered; 4° The conclusions to which the above observations and rectifications lead on t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-19

The statutory clauses referred to in articles L. 227-13 and L. 227-17 may only be adopted or amended unanimously by the shareholders. The statutory clauses mentioned in articles L. 227-14 and L. 227-1…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Judgment on liability

Article L623-12

When ruling on liability, the judge may order the professional to pay an advance on costs not included in the costs incurred by the association, including those relating to the implementation of artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Candidacy requirements

Article R1441-16

…L. 1441-13, enabling professional and managerial staff to be registered in the employers' section, may take the form of a specific document or be included in the employment contract. In the absence o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Decisions on placement under electronic surveillance, modification or withdrawal of the measure

Article R57-16

…les 132-43 to 132-46 of the Penal Code.It informs him that in the cases listed in Article 723-13 he may withdraw his decision for home detention under electronic surveillance.He shall inform the perso…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Sports associations in the workplace

Article L121-6

…nistrations and establishments, the organisation and management of physical and sporting activities may be entrusted to one or more sports associations in which staff participate within the framework…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-14

The registration provided for in Article L. 5121-13 may cover a series of homeopathic medicinal products obtained from the same homeopathic stock or stocks. The application for registration must be ac…

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