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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Disputes concerning redundancies for economic reasons

Article R1456-3

Pre-trial measures shall be carried out within a period not exceeding three months. This time limit may only be extended by the adjudicating office at the reasoned request of the technician or the ass…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article R600-3

For the application of Article L. 610-1, the seat and jurisdiction of the commercial courts and judicial tribunals with jurisdiction in mainland France are fixed in accordance with the tables in Annex…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Conservatory measures.

Article R622-3

If annual accounts have not been drawn up or made available, the director, where one has been appointed, shall draw up a statement of the situation using any available document or information.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Settlement of claims arising from employment contracts.

Article R625-3

The mandataire judiciaire shall inform each employee by any means of the nature and amount of the admitted or rejected claims and shall indicate the date on which the statement of claims is filed at t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Convening of General Meetings.

Article R626-3

As an exception to Article R. 225-72, shareholders' requests for an item or draft resolution to be included on the agenda of the meeting must be sent to the registered office at least fifteen days bef…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article R662-3

…ss or legal liquidation proceedings shall hear all matters relating to the safeguard, legal redress and legal liquidation, the action for liability for insufficient assets, personal bankruptcy or the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Provision of mobile radio network infrastructure

Article R1426-3

…ticle R. 1426-1. The tariff applicable to each operator is identical for each infrastructure leased and operated exclusively by it. Where an infrastructure is operated by several operators, the tariff…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1431-3

…onmental cooperation, after it has been created, on a proposal from the latter's board of directors and following concordant decisions by the respective assemblies or deliberative bodies of the local…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1711-3

…Committee is convened by its Chairman, who sets the agenda for its meetings. The notice of meeting and the agenda are sent to the members of the Local Committee at least ten days before the date of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Accounting records

Article D2343-3

…e situation at the start of management, drawn up in the form of an entry balance sheet; - the debit and credit transactions recorded during management; - the situation at the end of management, drawn…

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