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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Disciplinary chamber of first instance

Article R4311-90

The date of the elections to the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance is announced by the National Council under the same conditions as those laid down in article R. 4311-58.Candidates shall make th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Member of the Special Negotiating Body, the European Works Council, the European Company Committee, the Committee of the European Cooperative Society or the Committee of the Company resulting from the cross-border merger

Article L2435-1

Breaking the employment contract of an employee who is a member of the special negotiating body for the establishment of a European Works Council or a consultation body, or of an employee who is a mem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Member of the Special Negotiating Body, the European Works Council, the European Company Committee, the Committee of the European Cooperative Society or the Committee of the Company resulting from the cross-border merger

Article L2435-2

Breaking the employment contract of an employee who is a member of the special negotiating body or of an employee who is a member of the European Company Committee, in disregard of the provisions rela…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Member of the Special Negotiating Body, the European Works Council, the European Company Committee, the Committee of the European Cooperative Society or the Committee of the Company resulting from the cross-border merger

Article L2435-4

Breaking the employment contract of an employee who is a member of the special negotiating body or of an employee who is a member of the works council of the company resulting from the cross-border me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Member of the Special Negotiating Body, the European Works Council, the European Company Committee, the Committee of the European Cooperative Society or the Committee of the Company resulting from the cross-border merger

Article L2435-3

Breaking the employment contract of an employee who is a member of the special negotiating body or of an employee who is a member of the committee of the European Cooperative Society, in disregard of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services by undertakings governed by the Insurance Code, the Mutual Insurance Code and the Social Security Code

Article R321-32

I.-Any person subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution pursuant to B of I of Article L. 612-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code, with the exception of the undert…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-5

…es for small and medium-sized enterprises for the period 2022-2027 mentioned in Article 3 of Decree no. 2022-968 of 30 June 2022 on regional aid zones and investment aid zones for small and medium-siz…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Treatment and cleaning products and processes

Article R1321-54

…tion are composed of constituents authorised under the conditions laid down in article 11 of decree no. 73-138 of 12 February 1973 implementing the law of 1 August 1905 on fraud and falsification with…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article L411-2

…up to the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Finance Act 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 for 2012. The portion of the fees collected by the Institute for the maintenance in force of European pa…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions relating to the supervision of practice

Article A322-50

…class III and above, a protective helmet guaranteeing safety. Compliance with standard NF EN 1385: 2012 is presumed to satisfy this requirement; 4° Protective clothing suited to the current condition…

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