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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L7121-16

…ce and producing a live performance to receive a commission from all the artists making up the cast of the performance, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7121-12, is punishable, in the event o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring and evaluation

Article D1143-16

The Social and Economic Committee is regularly informed of the implementation of the commitments made by the employer in the contract for mixed employment and professional equality between women and m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R1251-16

A joint order by the ministers responsible for labour, social security and agriculture sets out the models for the certificates provided for in articles L. 1251-51 and R. 1251-14.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-16

In the event of a vacancy in the office of Chairman or Vice-Chairman of a section or chamber for one of the reasons listed in Article R. 1423-15, the industrial tribunal members of the section or cham…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-16

To be authorised, the issuer must demonstrate its ability to fulfil the obligations set out in article D. 1271-15.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation and referral

Article R1454-16

…ns taken pursuant to articles R. 1454-14 and R. 1454-15 are provisional. They do not have the force of res judicata in the main proceedings. They are enforceable on a provisional basis, if necessary o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-16

The programme of analyses of water samples taken from production and distribution facilities may be modified by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, on his own initiative or at the requ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Expertise.

Article R463-16

…3-8 the general rapporteur decides to call in one or more experts, his decision defines the subject of the expert appraisal, sets the timeframe for its completion and assesses the corresponding forese…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Operation and control.

Article R522-16

…he general police measures concerning public places used for trade, without prejudice to the rights of the customs service when they are established in premises placed under the customs warehousing ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-16

The judge assigned may not sit on the panel or take part in its deliberations, failing which the judgment will be null and void.

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