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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to European Cooperative Societies not initially subject to the formation of the Special Negotiating Body

Article L2363-12

In the case of the European Cooperative Society referred to in Article L. 2363-11, the terms of involvement referred to in Chapter I of this Title are determined under the following conditions: 1° Wit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4331-12

The declaration provided for in article L. 4331-6 shall be sent before the first service is provided to the Prefect of the region designated by order of the Minister for Health.It shall include inform…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1258-2

The court clerk shall also check, in the light of the documents produced, that: 1° The principal and the agent were of full age or emancipated minors on the date the mandate was drawn up; 2° The proce…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article R551-12

Asylum seekers with a stable address are required, in the event of a change of address, to inform the French Office for Immigration and Integration without delay. Failing this, all correspondence is s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Acts and decisions subject to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-120

Decisions on the placement, extension and modification of electronically monitored house arrest are taken by the liberty and custody judge, on the basis of a written and reasoned request from the Depu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-12

Any modulation of the company's contribution can only result from the application of general rules, which may not, under any circumstances, have the effect of making the ratio between the company's pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article R236-12

In the case provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 228-73, the representatives of the bondholders' group may object to the merger within thirty days of the publication provided for in artic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 123-6

By decision of the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, the sums entered in an automatic account may be carried over to another automatic account exclusively in the event of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-12

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency will ask a cancer centre to submit a recovery plan, within a period of between one and three months set by the Director General, in one of the follow…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training leave

Article L2145-12

Collective bargaining agreements may: 1° Contain more favourable provisions than those provided for in this sub-section, particularly with regard to remuneration; 2° Specify the periods of leave best…

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