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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Tie-breaking

Article R1454-31

Regardless of the number of councillors present, and even in the absence of any councillors, if the panel is not fully constituted at the tie-breaking hearing, the tie-breaking judge will rule alone a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Tie-breaking

Article R1454-32

…he case may be, before the adjudication committee or the summary proceedings panel.These committees and panels take up the case in their new composition under the chairmanship of the deciding judge.If…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Tie-breaking

Article R1454-30

…hearing, he himself provides for his replacement by a Conseiller Prud'homme from the same assembly and belonging, as the case may be, to his section, his chamber or the formation de référé. If he doe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1241-3

Any member who has lost the capacity for which he was appointed ceases to belong to the Conseil national des opérations funéraires. Board members appointed to replace those whose duties have ended bef…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Derogations

Article R4437-3

The derogation granted by the Labour Inspector is subject to conditions ensuring that, given the particular circumstances, the resulting risks are reduced to a minimum. The workers concerned will unde…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4362-3

The commission examines the knowledge, skills and competencies acquired during the person's initial training, professional experience and lifelong learning which have been validated by a competent bod…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2681-3

For the application of article L. 2213-6 in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, the words: ", local authorities" are deleted.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Joint local committees.

Article L2234-3

…termine the terms of protection against dismissal for employees who are members of these committees and the conditions under which they benefit from the protection provided by the provisions of Book I…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-3

In the absence of an agreement on professional equality between women and men at the end of the negotiations referred to in 2° of article L. 2242-1, the employer draws up an annual action plan designe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Approved bodies for the collective management of remuneration for library loans

Article R325-3

Approval is granted by an order of the minister responsible for culture, published in the Journal officiel de la République française.

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