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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Liquidation

Article A310-3

The declaration receipt provided for in article R. 310-3 shall mention the identity or corporate name of the declarant, the name, address and unique identification number of the commercial establishme…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R121-32

The General Manager attends meetings of the Board of Directors in an advisory capacity.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6113-33

…ecting medico-economic activity and data from health care institutions referred to in Article L. 6113-8 , as well as processing the information referred to in the same article; 1° bis Drawing up, coll…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Operation.

Article L2541-3

The Town Council may also decide to hold regular meetings on certain specified days; but, in this case, the matters to be discussed and decided are also, except in cases of urgency, communicated at le…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common principles

Article L6323-3

…tuation or loss of employment.Rights acquired in hours, in accordance with article 22 quater of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, are retained and convert…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L7321-3

…e ;2° Collective bargaining and collective labour agreements as provided for in Book II of Part Two;3° Hours of work, rest periods and holidays as set out in Book I of Part Three;4° Wages as provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1435-3

…are prepared by the regional health agency; 2° The on-call arrangements put in place by the agency; 3° The procedures by which the Prefect requests the involvement of the Regional Health Agency in eac…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2a: International assistance with recovery

Article 349 ter

…the Member State of the European Union to which the request is addressed. II. - The administration may request assistance from Member States of the European Union and is obliged to assist them in mat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Facilities and services managed by the network's establishments under public service delegations.

Article R712-36

1° Establishments in the network may not use the proceeds of taxes of any kind allocated to them or resources from their other activities to ensure the balance of a public service delegation agreement…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Group agreements.

Article L2232-33

All the negotiations provided for by this Code at company level may be initiated and concluded at group level under the same conditions, subject to the adaptations provided for in this section. Where…

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