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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Extension of wage agreements

Article R2261-5

…rst paragraph of article L. 2261-26 whose extension is envisaged are sent to the members of the sub-committee on agreements of the National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and renewal

Article R7111-2

In support of their first application to the Professional Journalists' Identity Card Commission, as provided for in Section 2, applicants must provide: 1° Proof of identity and nationality; 2° A curri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-22

…control. The statutory auditors of the persons referred to in the first paragraph of this II shall communicate to the Autorité des marchés financiers any information that has come to their attention…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-1-1

I.-A commission for drawing up electoral lists is set up in each district of a territorial chamber of commerce and industry. For local or departmental chambers of commerce and industry in the Ile-de-F…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: The creditor and the writ of execution

Article L111-3

…a decision not subject to an appeal suspending enforcement, without prejudice to the provisions of European Union law applicable;2° bis Decisions handed down by the Unified Patent Court;3° Extracts f…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article R512-27

The department to which the authorised agent reports informs the sample holder of the results of the sample analysis. If the analysis establishes that the sample does not comply with the regulations,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7-3

I. The chairman of the hospital medical committee is the vice-chairman of the hospital board.II.The chairman of the hospital medical committee has the following duties and responsibilities:1° In conju…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement judge

Article D49-28

The sentence enforcement committee sitting in each prison includes the members mentioned in article 712-4-1. The sentence enforcement judge may, with the agreement of the head of the establishment, ca…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-39

…l police officer or agent acting under his or her responsibility shall describe or transcribe, in a report which shall be placed in the file, the recorded data which are useful for establishing the tr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases

Article L242-20

…rectors or statutory auditors of a société anonyme to give or confirm inaccurate information in the reports presented to the general meeting called to decide on the cancellation of shareholders' prefe…

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