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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L2315-37

In separate undertakings and establishments with fewer than three hundred employees, the labour inspector may require the creation of a health, safety and working conditions committee where this is ne…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L2315-39

…plicable the third college, as provided for in Article L. 2314-11.The members of the health, safety and working conditions committee are appointed by the social and economic committee from among its m…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Mediation procedure

Article R321-35

The mediator shall be chosen on the basis of his or her skills and experience in relation to his or her role.The mediator shall ensure that any conflict of interest situations in which he or she is or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Mediation procedure

Article R321-38

The mediator hears the parties, separately or jointly, and any person whose hearing he deems useful. The parties may be assisted by any person of their choice, whose identity they shall disclose prior…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Mediation procedure

Article R321-39

…of the information, documents or parts of documents that it considers to be covered by such secrecy and which may not then be made public or communicated to the other parties.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Mediation procedure

Article R321-37

…it for producing them.This task may be renewed once, for the same period, at the mediator's request and with the agreement of the parties.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Mediation procedure

Article R321-36

…l. The parties then have a period of thirty working days to send their observations to the mediator and to the claimant by any means capable of establishing proof of the date of receipt. This period m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Referrals to the Agency by the associations referred to in Article L. 1313-3

Article R1313-32

…expressly designated by proxy, to the Director General of the Agency. It must be duly substantiated and, where appropriate, accompanied by any supporting documents. In the event of a joint referral by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Membership of company boards of directors or supervisory boards

Article R2312-33

…tock company shall acknowledge receipt of the draft resolutions to the representative of the Social and Economic Committee by registered letter or by electronic means in accordance with the conditions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Membership of company boards of directors or supervisory boards

Article R2312-34

Notwithstanding the provisions of articles R. 2312-32 and R. 2312-33, in simplified joint stock companies, the articles of association lay down the rules for examining requests for registration of dra…

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