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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Procedural safeguards

Article R1332-1

The letter of invitation provided for in article L. 1332-2 states the purpose of the meeting between the employee and the employer. It specifies the date, time and place of the meeting. It states that…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Judgement

Article R1454-21

If the claimant fails to appear before the judgment committee without a legitimate reason, article 468 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply. If, after having been pronounced, the declaration of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approvals

Article R1222-46

The President of the Etablissement Français du Sang or the Director of the Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Centre is notified of the decision of the Director General of the Agence Nationale de Sécurité…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Individual justification for medical procedures using ionising radiation

Article R1333-56

A procedure using ionising radiation on an asymptomatic person to detect a disease at an early stage may be carried out either as part of organised screening for the disease, or after specific justifi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article R464-28

The decisions of the Paris Court of Appeal or its first president are notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt by the court registry to the parties to the proceedings, and, where…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Preventing business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures.

Article R611-34

The registrar of the court of appeal summons the debtor and the conciliator by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt sent at least fifteen days in advance. The note mentioned in the second…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Storage receipts

Article R522-24-9

The platform manager shall reject applications for registration, modification or deregistration that do not meet the conditions set out in Articles R. 522-24-4 et R. 522-24-6. The rejection specifies…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article R628-11

The debtor, the public prosecutor, the administrator or the mandataire judiciaire may apply to the court at any time to rule on the draft plan or to close the proceedings. When the matter is referred…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-18

Informing the curator or guardian of decisions to dismiss, acquit or convict as provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article 706-113 is made by registered letter or in accordance with the procedure…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article D2362-14

The directors of the legal entities or the natural persons participating in the creation of the European Cooperative Society shall convene the members of the special negotiating body to an initial mee…

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