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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Access to documents and information

Article D3171-15

The documents mentioned in articles D. 3171-7 to D. 3171-13 may be in electronic format where equivalent control guarantees are maintained. In the event of automated processing of nominative data, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Prevention plan.

Article R4512-12

Where it is compulsory to draw up a written prevention plan, in accordance with article R. 4512-7: 1° This plan must be made available throughout the duration of the work to the Labour Inspectorate, t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exits and clearances

Article R4462-20

No workstation where pyrotechnic activities are carried out is more than 7 metres from an effective exit or shelter. This distance is measured according to the actual distance to be covered between th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Identification and lists of members of the profession of pharmacist.

Article D4221-22

…council of the professional body or, in the case of the pharmacists referred to in article L. 4222-7, the body or authority to which they report, to implement the appropriate procedures, in particula…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-2-13

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of articles R. 6332-5 to R. 6332-7, the authorisation referred to in article R. 6523-2-9 is revoked, by joint order of the ministers responsible…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Appeal procedures.

Article R661-3

…udgment. In the cases provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 642-1 and in Article L. 642-7, the court clerk shall notify the decision, within forty-eight hours of its delivery, to the co-co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification of claims.

Article L625-2

…to the official receiver. He is bound by the obligation of discretion referred to in article L. 432-7 of the French Labour Code. The time spent in the performance of his duties, as determined by the o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-9

…court shall order the liquidation of the company under the conditions provided for in Articles L. 237-1 to L. 237-31. These decisions are sent by the court registry to the public prosecutor. The judge…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Referral to the civil or administrative courts

Article L524-3

…ngement or failure to comply with the provisions mentioned in articles L. 511-5, L. 511-6 et L. 511-7 or in Book IV, the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs may a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-5-3

For the implementation of the measures mentioned in article L. 2224-7-7, a dedicated coordination unit and steering committee may be set up by the public person mentioned in article L. 2224-7-5. In th…

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