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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L2321-10

The works council defined in this title may be set up in undertakings belonging to an economic and social unit. The agreement defined in article L. 2321-2 is concluded either at the level of one or mo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Modifications

Article L2112-10

The acts pronouncing the modification of the territorial boundaries of the communes determine all the conditions thereof other than those provided for in article L. 2112-7. When the required act is a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Time limits

Article R4126-10

The six-month period provided for in article L. 4124-1 runs from the date of receipt by the Disciplinary Chamber of first instance of the complete complaint file. On expiry of this period, any party m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conciliation.

Article R742-10

The National Conciliation Commission comprises :- The Minister in charge of the Merchant Navy or his representative, Chairman ;- A representative of the Minister of Labour;- Six representatives of shi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-10

…ile declared by them in their registrations. During this ten-day period, any registered creditor, whether or not his claim has fallen due, may summon the interested parties before the Commercial Court…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-10

…se events or abnormal analysis results defined in the protocol as decisive for the evaluation of safety, keeps a documentary record of them and notifies them to the sponsor. The notification procedure…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Denunciation by all signatory employers or employees.

Article L2261-10

…he interested parties, within three months of the start of the notice period referred to in article L. 2261-9. An agreement may be reached even before the notice period has expired. The same applies,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting the payment deadline

Article R2192-10

The payment period provided for in Article L. 2192-10 is set at thirty days for contracting authorities, including when they are acting as a contracting entity.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-10

Before the end of the period provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 623-9, the bans prescribed in the first paragraph of the said article may be extended, at the request of the Minister for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-10

The appropriations previously included in the State budget for the construction, equipment and operation of municipal and inter-municipal libraries and the equipment of departmental libraries are the…

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