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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-61

…part, where appropriate in the form of a lump sum, for the reduction in remuneration. The employer may decide to maintain all or part of this remuneration, over and above the compensatory allowance.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Optimisation of medical exposure to ionising radiation

Article R1333-62

For external radiotherapy, brachytherapy and internal vectorised radiotherapy, exposure of the tissues and organs targeted by the radiation is assessed and planned on a case-by-case basis, keeping the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-6

…enting at least 5% of the share capital, the works council, the public prosecutor, the Autorité des marchés financiers for persons and entities whose financial securities are admitted to trading on a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 622-1

…he work mentioned in IV, V and VI of article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Transmission and execution of requests for mutual assistance

Article 694-1

…eign judicial authorities shall be forwarded, according to the distinctions provided for in Article 694-2, to the public prosecutor or investigating judge of the territorially competent judicial court…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title IV: The interprofessional ambulatory care company

Article R4041-6

I.-Where its articles of association so provide in accordance with a of 3° of article L. 4041-2, an interprofessional ambulatory care company may employ a healthcare professional in order to carry out…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VIII: The European Certificate of Succession

Article 1381-4

A decision to issue or refuse to issue a European Certificate of Succession may be referred to the president of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the office of this public officer is locate…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Obtaining a new residence permit with a change of reason

Article R433-6

Subject to articles L. 421-2 and annexed to this code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Appointment, challenge and dismissal of statutory auditors.

Article R823-6

…lternate auditors. The same applies in the event of a challenge made on the basis of Article L. 823-6.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-6

Legal entities held criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offences defined in articles L. 3515-3 and L. 3515-4, in addition to the fine, th…

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