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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article D1423-70

Any difficulty encountered by the director of the court registry or the president of the industrial tribunal in certifying or checking the statement mentioned in articles D. 1423-58 and D. 1423-59, af…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R490-5

For the application of Article 15(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty establishi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-2

Before a ruling is made on the opening of the proceedings, the court clerk, at the request of the president of the court, shall notify the legal representative of the debtor legal entity or the debtor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Payment of certain legal costs by the Treasury.

Article R663-2

The orders of the official receiver, made pursuant to article L. 663-1, are notified by the registrar to the judicial representatives, the debtor, the Treasury and the public prosecutor. They may be a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation

Article R2333-120-28 bis

The Commission's General Meeting, made up of all magistrates, meets at least once a year. It is convened and chaired by its chairman. It examines issues of common interest. Its role is consultative. T…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Parole application procedure

Article D522

To facilitate the monitoring of the situation of convicts with regard to conditional release, a file is kept in all prisons which shows the foreseeable date of their release and the date of expiry of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents

Article A134-5

The amending declaration provided for in the last paragraph of article R. 134-6 is made in duplicate.One of the copies remains deposited at the registry, the other is given to the depositor and serves…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Investment services and related services

Article L321-1

Investment services relate to the financial instruments listed in Article L. 211-1 and the units referred to in Article L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code and include the following services and activi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-16

Each list of candidates comprises four names, i.e. two full candidates and two alternate candidates, with details of their position and department of employment. It is signed by the candidates. The li…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Voting procedure and election results.

Article L2314-29

Voting is by list with two rounds and proportional representation with the highest average. In the first ballot, each list is drawn up by the trade union organisations mentioned in the first and secon…

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