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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 17: Accommodation.

Article R4534-146

…ith the employer's obligations regarding fire prevention and evacuation, as set out in articles R. 4227-1 to R. 4227-14, and accommodation, as set out in articles R. 4228-26 to R. 4228-35.However, as…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Investment income

Article R343-14

In the case of undertakings authorised to carry out the transactions referred to in 1° of Article L. 310-1 and supplementary occupational pension funds, in the event of the sale of securities valued i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-14

…of the ad hoc agent, the conciliator, the agent for the execution of the agreement and, where applicable, the expert, according to the diligence involved in carrying out their mission. Their remunera…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Disputes relating to the award of private law public procurement contracts

Article 1441-2

I. - The judge shall rule within twenty days on applications submitted to him pursuant to Articles 2 and 5 of the aforementioned Order. II. - The judge may not rule on these applications before the si…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation and administration.

Article D4622-14

…ve its employees monitored by a company occupational health and prevention service in the following cases: 1° The company or establishment belongs to a group within the meaning of article L. 2331-1 ;…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Audit of operating accounts

Article D213-14

The distributor or, in the case provided for in article L. 213-33, the line producer, has three months from receipt of the draft audit report provided for in article L. 213-35 to submit its written ob…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-14

If no opposition is lodged within one month of notification of the order for payment, regardless of the method of notification, or if the employer who lodged the opposition withdraws his opposition, t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure for fixed fines for misdemeanours

Article A36-14

…n Article D. 45-3 may submit the request for exoneration or the claim provided for in Articles 495-18 and 495-19 dematerialised in accordance with the procedures specified by this section. The challen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions specific to paediatric neurosurgery.

Article D6124-146

In an emergency situation, paediatric neurosurgery may be carried out in an adult neurosurgery unit. In this case, the conditions mentioned in articles D. 6124-141 to D. 6124-145 are not required. A s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Traineeships

Article A742-14

The interview at the end of the traineeship includes:1° A presentation of the traineeship by the candidate, not exceeding ten minutes, covering in particular the conditions under which the traineeship…

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