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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Findings in State establishments, local authorities and their public administrative establishments

Article R8113-7

The director of the establishment shall inform the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment, within one month, of the action he intends to take on the observatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I

Article L4021-3

For each profession or speciality, the national professional councils propose a multi-annual programme of continuing professional development to enable each professional to fulfil his or her obligatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-1

…été anonyme (public limited company) is a company whose capital is divided into shares and which is formed between partners who bear losses only up to the amount of their contributions.It is formed be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-95

The attendance sheet for shareholders' meetings shall contain the following information: 1° The surname, usual first name and domicile of each shareholder present or deemed to be present by virtue of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Financial autonomy

Article LO1114-1

The categories of territorial authorities mentioned in the third paragraph of Article 72-2 of the Constitution are: 1° The communes; 2° The departments to which the Department of Mayotte, the territor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Labour agreements concluded in the public sector.

Article L2233-1

…ments of an industrial or commercial nature and public establishments determined by decree which perform both an administrative and an industrial and commercial public service mission, when they emplo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R1112-22

…patient himself, a member of his family or a close relative, after the person concerned has been informed of the special conditions involved in choosing one or other of these categories. The undertak…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-19

The selection board for the qualifying examination provided for in Article L. 811-5 is composed as follows: 1° A magistrate of the judiciary or a councillor at the Court of Cassation or an advocate ge…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Carriers by land and water.

Article 1786

Entrepreneurs and managers of public carriages and roulages, and masters of boats and ships, are also subject to special regulations, which make the law between them and other citizens.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L6261-2

In the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin , a decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the special conditions for the application of this book to take account of local circumstances.

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