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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Urgent work.

Article L3132-4

…weekly rest period may be suspended for the staff required to carry out this work. This suspension option applies not only to employees of the company where the urgent work is required, but also to e…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1072

…judge communicates the report to the parties, setting a time limit within which they will have the option of requesting a further investigation or a new investigation.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Rules specific to the legal hypothec of spouses

Article 2394

When the spouses have stipulated participation in acquests, each has, unless otherwise agreed, the option of registering the legal mortgage as security for the participation claim. The registration ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R814-109

…e joint practice of their profession of judicial administrator or judicial representative. The same option is available to persons meeting the conditions for registration on this list, provided that e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R4113-59

…riod provided for in article R. 4113-56 , the heirs of the deceased member have not exercised their option to transfer their shareholder's shares and if no prior consent to the preferential allotment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-15

…2° Doctors, dental surgeons, midwives and pharmacists; 3° Insurance and capitalisation companies, optional or compulsory provident, retirement and social protection organisations, and banking establ…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Common provisions

Article A322-3-5

…f navigation and their markings. For river courses, this map indicates the class of the course with reference to the classification criteria set out in Annex III-12.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles.

Article L2261-16

…or annexes to an agreement or an extended agreement takes effect in the field of application of the reference agreement or convention, unless express provisions determine a different field of applicat…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Advances

Article R2193-19

…t of this advance payment, the limits laid down in articles R. 2191-3 to R. 2191-10 are assessed by reference to the amount of the services entrusted to the subcontractor as set out in the contract or…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Availability of consultation documents

Article R2332-3

…ications are based on documents available free of charge by electronic means, the indication of the reference of these documents is considered sufficient. The address of the buyer profile on which the…

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