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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Judgement

Article R1454-26

…nal decision to make up for the employer's failure to issue the certificate provided for in article R. 1234-9, the decision on the merits of the case by the Judgement Office is notified to the Pôle em…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-6

…ice-Chairman chosen from among the members of the colleges mentioned in 2°, 3°, 4° or 5° of article R. 1313-4, who exercises all the prerogatives of the Chairman in the event of the latter's absence o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Partial access to the activities of voluntary sale of movable property by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R321-72

…he activities of voluntary sale of furniture by public auction for the reasons mentioned in article R. 321-71. The decision to suspend shall be notified to the interested party by any means that confe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article R441-9

…ation and notification of the formal position, or of the new formal position referred to in article R. 441-10, shall be submitted or sent by any means that provides proof of the date of receipt. An or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Initial registrations

Article R521-12

As an exception to the first paragraph of article R. 521-11, the registration takes effect for: -ten years for the preferential right of the seller of a business, the pledge of a business, maritime an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Special housing allowance for primary school teachers.

Article R2334-17

…roceedings relating to its recovery shall be carried out, notwithstanding the provisions of article R. 2342-4, without the authorisation of the authorising officer. Recovery is carried out by the acco…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Single registration

Article R546-5

…articles L. 519-3-3, L. 541-2, L. 541-7 and article L. 548-4, the body referred to in I of article R. 546-1 shall request the bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record of the person concerned from the au…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Management by the social and economic committee

Article R2312-39

…agement bodies of social institutions other than those mentioned in the second paragraph of Article R. 2312-37 are members representing the Social and Economic Committee. The same applies to the contr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorising and operating public health establishments and medical biology analysis laboratories

Article R2131-8

…ng to renewal of authorisation are applied, the application is submitted as provided for in Article R. 6122-28. In this case, the authorisation holder sends a copy of the application to the Director G…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation system

Article R2142-4

…ng to renewal of authorisation are applied, the application is submitted as provided for in Article R. 6122-28. In this case, the authorisation holder sends a copy of the application to the Director G…

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