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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: High-level sportspeople

Article A231-3

Within two months of their first registration on the list of top-level athletes and annually for subsequent registrations, top-level athletes must undergo : 1° A medical examination carried out by a s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation

Article L512-49

The Board of Directors of the central body of Crédit Agricole includes, in addition to the members appointed by the General Meeting under the conditions defined in articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-18 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation

Article L512-47

The organe central du crédit agricole is a public limited company (société anonyme), responsible for facilitating, coordinating and controlling the performance of the operations provided for in this C…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation

Article L512-48

One third of the voting rights attached to shares in the central body of Crédit Agricole held by the regional mutual credit banks are divided equally between the regional mutual credit banks and two t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of elections.

Article L2314-7

The pre-electoral agreement may modify the number of seats or the number of individual delegation hours, provided that the total number of hours for each college is at least equal to that provided for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of elections.

Article L2314-8

Where there is no social and economic committee, the employer shall initiate the procedure defined in Article L. 2314-5 at the request of an employee or a trade union organisation within one month of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of elections.

Article L2314-4

When the threshold of eleven employees has been crossed under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 2311-2, the employer informs the personnel every four years of the organ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of elections.

Article L2314-9

If the social and economic committee has not been set up or renewed, the employer will draw up a report on the failure to do so. The employer informs the employees of the report in the company by any…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of elections.

Article L2314-5

Trade union organisations which meet the criteria of respect for republican values and independence, which have been legally constituted for at least two years and whose professional and geographical…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of elections.

Article L2314-6

In the absence of legislative provisions to the contrary, the validity of the pre-electoral agreement concluded between the employer and the trade union organisations concerned is subject to its signa…

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