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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Obligations and financial responsibility of project owners and contractors

Article R3245-2

…issued the alert of the employer's failure to respond within the time limit provided for in Article R. 3245-1, shall be jointly and severally liable with the employer for payment of the remuneration a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Inspection and maintenance of facilities

Article R4222-21

…te, of the information in the instructions supplied by the project owner in accordance with article R. 4212-7. It is subject to the opinion of the occupational physician and the social and economic co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R4514-2

Where it is compulsory to draw up a written prevention plan, in application of article R. 4512-7, this plan is made available to the social and economic committee of the user company and to those of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Clearance sales, unpacking sales, sales on sale and factory outlet sales.

Article A310-5

…t of a change in the date of the liquidation operation under the conditions provided for in article R. 310-6, a copy of the letter informing the mayor of the postponement shall be displayed at the pla…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Validation of data in the National Register of Companies and checks carried out by certain authorities

Article R123-285

…ill validate the information and documents provided and carry out the checks referred to in article R. 123-284, within forty-five working days of receipt of the file by the caisse. Where the file is i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments

Article A123-97

The personal data referred to in Article R. 123-222 shall be kept until the end of the fifth year following the death of the person concerned. After this period, the data is kept in the form of an int…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-22

…te, where applicable, the health establishments with which an agreement referred to in I of article R. 1243-3-1 has been concluded and data relating to the tissues and derivatives concerned. The form…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Processing the application

Article R434-22

…the comfort and habitability of the dwelling in accordance with the conditions mentioned in article R. 434-5.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-233

…s correspondence requires the registered legal units and their establishments as defined in article R. 123-220.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Advances and loans

Article R2337-2

As an exception to the provisions of article R. 2336-1, advances may be granted to cover additional expenditure imposed during a financial year by circumstances that could not be foreseen when the rev…

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