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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article R4381-65

Within the limits provided for in article R. 4381-26, the number of members may be increased during the existence of the company, with or without an increase in the share capital.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article R4381-66

If the constitution of reserves or the release of capital gains so permit, the share capital is periodically increased. The shares thus created are allocated to the members, including those who have c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Objection to the hiring of apprentices

Article R6225-4

In the cases provided for in section 1, the Prefect's decision to object to the hiring of an apprentice is taken, where applicable, within three months of the expiry of the deadline set by the Labour…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Objection to the hiring of apprentices

Article R6225-5

The decision to oppose the hiring of apprentices is communicated to the Labour Inspectorate, the Social and Economic Committee, the body responsible for registering the contract and, where applicable,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Objection to the hiring of apprentices

Article R6225-8

The decision to lift the objection, taken in application of article R. 6225-7, is communicated without delay to the organisation responsible for filing the contract and, where applicable, to the missi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Objection to the hiring of apprentices

Article R6225-6

When the Prefect decides to oppose the hiring of apprentices, in application of article L. 6225-1 or article R. 6223-16, the employer may ask him to put an end to this opposition. He shall attach to h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Objection to the hiring of apprentices

Article R6225-7

When the Prefect decides to end the objection, in the light of the employer's explanations, he will notify the employer of his decision.The employer may then hire apprentices again.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Making information available to the public

Article R5232-20

The information provided for in I and II of Article L. 5232-5 shall be made available in a dematerialised format, accessible free of charge and reusable in such a way as to allow aggregation. To this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with the obligation

Article D8254-9

As soon as the fifteen-day period has expired and he has the documents mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of Article D. 8254-11, the Director General of the French Office for Immigration and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with the obligation

Article D8254-7

Independently of the procedure provided for in Articles R. 8253-2 et seq., the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment informs each person mentioned in the…

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