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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable after registration of the European Company.

Article L2354-3

…y at the written request of at least 10% of the employees of the European Company, its subsidiaries and establishments or their representatives, at the earliest two years after the date of this decisi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the list of industrial property attorneys

Article R422-3

The application for registration shall be submitted to the Director General of the Institute. It shall be accompanied by proof that the conditions laid down in Article R. 422-2 have been met.In the ev…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3451-3

…Book II of Part Two are applicable to the départements of Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne, as well as to the interdepartmental institution they have created between themselv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Accounting

Article L4425-32

…e commitment of expenditure under the conditions set by joint order of the Minister of the Interior and the Minister responsible for the Budget.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Accounting

Article L4425-33

…le for carrying out, subject to the controls for which he is responsible, the collection of revenue and the payment of expenditure of the Corsican regional authority within the limits of the appropria…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Environment.

Article L4433-31

The regions of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Reunion shall define the actions they intend to carry out in terms of the environment and living environment, after consultation with or, where appropriate, on t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Accreditation

Article L6224-3

…support for the armed forces mentioned in Article L. 6147-7; 2° By joint decision of this Minister and the Director General of the Regional Health Agency to respond to emergency situations or a serio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-30

The automated national judicial file of perpetrators of terrorist offences shall be kept under the supervision of the magistrate running the national criminal records department, who shall ensure comp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of secondment.

Article L1262-3

…strative management, or when its activity is carried out on national territory on a regular, stable and continuous basis. In particular, he may not rely on these provisions when his activity involves…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Operation management

Article L2422-3

…roject owner may award a public contract to a project manager for general administrative, financial and technical assistance. This public contract is concluded in writing, regardless of its value.

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