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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Joint committees

Article R2261-10

…over the size of the delegations making up the joint committee, the Minister responsible for labour may set the maximum number of representatives per organisation in the summons.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R814-100

The dissolution of the company entails its liquidation, except in the cases provided for in Article 1844-4 of the Civil Code and the first paragraph of article L. 236-3.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Subscribing associations.

Article R141-10

The Association's General Meeting adopts the rules of professional conduct to which the members of the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee and the Association's salaried staff are bound, as we…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 1: Filing of instruments of incorporation.

Article R123-104

…party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area concerned by the last paragraph of Article R. 123-54 shall be filed at the latest at the same time as the application for registration or, where a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Addictovigilance

Article R5132-105

…h, issued on a proposal from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé and after consultation with the Commission nationale de l'informatique et d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for authorising certain research sites

Article R1121-10

The issue of the site authorisation provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 1121-13 is subject to compliance with the following conditions: 1° The possibility of ensuring appropriate superv…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Conclusion of the contract.

Article L172-10

If the sum insured is less than the actual value of the insured items, except in the case of agreed values, the insured remains his own insurer for the difference.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Intermediary associations.

Article L5132-10

Under no circumstances may a person made available by an intermediary association be employed to carry out particularly dangerous work that appears on a list drawn up by the administrative authority.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic voting procedures

Article R2314-10

The employer shall set up a technical assistance unit responsible for ensuring the smooth operation and monitoring of the electronic voting system, including, where appropriate, representatives of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-10

…'s resources with the relevant supporting documents, in particular a copy of his or her income tax return for the year preceding the offence and the year preceding the year in which the matter is refe…

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