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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to civil parties

Article D594-13

Without prejudice to the possibility for the public prosecutor or the investigating or trial court hearing the case to order, of its own motion or at the request of the civil party, the translation of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article D2372-15

The members of the special negotiating body shall be kept informed of :1° The method of incorporation of the company resulting from the cross-border operation and its effects on the participating comp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article D2352-15

The members of the special negotiating body shall be kept informed of : 1 The method of incorporation of the European Company and its effects on the participating companies and their subsidiaries and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Exercise by a taxpayer or voter of shares belonging to the community

Article D6243-1

In the case provided for in Article LO 6244-1, the taxpayer shall be issued with a receipt for the detailed brief that he or she has sent to the administrative court.The representative of the State, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Exercise by a taxpayer or voter of shares belonging to the community

Article D6343-1

In the case provided for in Article LO 6344-1, the taxpayer shall be issued with a receipt for the detailed brief that he has sent to the administrative court.The representative of the State, to whom…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Employee rights and legal action

Article D8223-1

In application of article L. 8223-2, the employee obtains the information relating to the employer's completion of the pre-recruitment declaration concerning him upon written request. The employee's r…

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

Article D8254-11

The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment checks that the conditions set out in Articles L. 8254-1 et seq. have been met and, if necessary, requests any…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article D47-1-19

When, for the execution of a European investigation request issued by a Member State to another Member State, a detained person must transit through national territory, such transit shall be authorise…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article D2352-12

When an additional seat is allocated to a participating company in application of article L. 2352-4, this seat is allocated: 1 If there is a social and economic committee, to the trade union organisat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-16

Any gaps in representation between women and men as referred to in Article L. 1142-11 are published annually, no later than 1st March of the current year, in respect of the previous year, in a visible…

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