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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article R4163-35

When the employer upholds the employee's claim, it shall inform the local managing body by any means that can be used to certify the date of receipt. It shall correct the data in the declaration refer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Free information, screening and diagnostic centres

Article R3121-23-2

Failure by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency to respond within six months of receipt of the applications for authorisation and renewal referred to in Articles D. 3121-23 and D. 3121-2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-97

Each partner may, at any time, inspect for himself the documents referred to in Article R. 743-96, as well as all registers and accounting documents required to be kept by the legislative or regulator…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Relations between departments and companies (R)

Article R3241-4

The detailed accounts referred to in article R. 3241-1 and the reports of the auditors and the audit committee shall be attached to the accounts of the department or establishment to serve as justific…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R4241-1

The conditions for notifying the requests for opinions and studies referred to in Article L. 4241-1 and those for convening the regional economic, social and environmental council are set out respecti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: State property transferred to the assets of the Corsican regional authority

Article R4422-38

The transfer of ownership of the movable objects referred to in article R. 4422-36 is recorded in a procès-verbal. It is drawn up by the territorially competent Prefect and by the President of the Exe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Use and storage of explosive and flammable substances

Article R4227-23

In addition to the ban on smoking in public places, as provided for in article L. 3511-7 of the Public Health Code, smoking is prohibited in the open-air areas referred to in article R. 4227-22. This…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to work in hyperbaric environments

Article R4461-43

The work in hyperbaric environments referred to in 1° of Article R. 4461-1 may only be carried out by companies which have obtained a certificate issued by a certification body accredited under the co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration of persons likely to to contribute to the care system

Article D4113-124

The national councils of the professional orders send the body responsible for managing the register referred to in article D. 4113-118 a monthly update of the data resulting from the operations provi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article A711-4

In application of article R.711-74-1, the threshold below which the approval of the supervisory authority referred to in Article R.712-2 is not required is set at €100,000 per transaction or 30% of th…

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