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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Control of foreign trade and financial relations.

Article 42 bis

All authorisations in the field of foreign trade, and in particular licences or authorisations required for the import or export of goods of any kind, may only be issued after applicants have produced…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Control of foreign trade and financial relations.

Article 42

In addition to the obligations set out in this Code, importers and exporters must comply with foreign trade control regulations and legislation relating to foreign financial relations.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of seats to employee trade unions

Article R23-112-2

The determination of the seats on each regional cross-industry joint committee provided for in 1° of article L. 23-112-1 takes into account the votes cast, in the professional and territorial area of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of seats to employee trade unions

Article R23-112-5

When the number of votes cast in the professional and territorial area of competence of a committee is less than twice the number of seats to be filled for this committee, the votes cast at national l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of seats to employee trade unions

Article R23-112-4

In the event of a tie between two or more organisations after application of Article R. 23-112-3, the seat is awarded to the employee trade union organisation that received the most votes in the profe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of seats to employee trade unions

Article R23-112-3

The seats are allocated to the employee trade union organisations mentioned in 1° of article L. 23-112-1 in proportion to the results obtained in application of article R. 23-112-2 according to the hi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave, continuing education and trade union rights

Article R6152-712

The provisions of the Labour Code and those of the Social Security Code relating to annual or sick leave, maternity or adoption leave, paternity leave, parental presence leave, family solidarity leave…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave, continuing education and trade union rights

Article R6152-714

Special leave of absence is granted by the director of the establishment to duly authorised practitioners' union representatives under the conditions set out in article R. 6152-73.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave, continuing education and trade union rights

Article R6152-713

Practitioners recruited on the basis of 3° of article L. 6251-1 must maintain and improve their knowledge. They are entitled to training leave, the duration of which is set at fifteen working days per…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of access to the profession and to other judicial and legal professions.

Article L742-2

The rules allowing commercial court clerks access to the other legal and judicial professions are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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