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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-13

…Council or, if he is absent or unable to attend, the Vice-Chairman shall summon the parties by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt within fifteen days of the referral and at least eight…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-14

The Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the National Council, after hearing the parties concerned and gathering all relevant information, shall propose a solution to the dispute if the parties have been unab…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-12

…contract either by application lodged against receipt at the secretariat of the council, or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.The act of referral shall specify, on pain of inadmissi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Provisions relating to associated communes resulting from a merger with more than 100,000 inhabitants and delegated communes

Article R2113-16

…2113-17 as it stood prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales et dans les communes déléguées mentionnées à l'article L. 2113-12 issued by the same l…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Provisions relating to associated communes resulting from a merger with more than 100,000 inhabitants and delegated communes

Article R2113-17

…the deputy mayor and his deputies may be challenged as null and void runs from twenty-four hours after the election.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I

Article L4021-1

The aim of continuing professional development is to maintain and update knowledge and skills and to improve practices. It is an obligation for healthcare professionals. Over a period of three years,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Suspended sentence and adjournment

Article D544-1

For the application of the provisions of article R. 69, an extract of decisions revoking a suspended sentence taken pursuant to article 735 shall be sent to the criminal records office by the public p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Rubrique 1

…3. Exercise by a taxpayer of actions belonging to local authorities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation 15131. Action on behalf of the local authority. 1. Authorisation from the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Compulsory release

Article D147-17-1

The refusal of the sentenced person expressed after the information provided for in article D. 147-17 is recorded by the prison integration and probation service, which informs the sentence enforcemen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Sale of products without packaging

Article D120-1

Everyday consumer products, within the meaning of article L. 120-1, are mass-market products as mentioned in article D. 441-1 of the French Commercial Code.

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