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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Role of the social and economic committee

Article L1233-57-17

The social and economic committee can call on the assistance of an expert of its choice, paid for by the company.The task of this expert is to analyse the process of finding a buyer, its methodology a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Role of the social and economic committee

Article L1233-57-16

…buyer, the employer shall give it access, at its request, to the information mentioned in 4° to 6° of article L. 1233-57-14.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Role of the social and economic committee

Article L1233-57-18

…ees exercise the powers entrusted to the social and economic committee pursuant to Articles L. 1233-57-15 to L. 1233-57-17, L. 1233-57-19 and L. 1233-57-20, within the limits of the powers entrusted t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-5

The provisions of article L. 225-23, relating to the election of employee shareholders to the board of directors, are applicable to companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees

Article L22-10-56

…y whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the options mentioned in article L. 225-177 may not be granted: 1° During the ten trading sessions preceding the date on which the annual…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees

Article L22-10-57

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the allocation of options giving the right to subscribe for or purchase shares to a corporate officer pursuant to Article L. 22…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees

Article L22-10-58

…cribe for or purchase shares may only be granted to the persons referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 225-185 unless the company meets at least one of the following conditions in respect o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mental health policy and organisation of psychiatry.

Article L3221-5-1

…services, the national gendarmerie units, the establishments mentioned in article L. 3222-1, groups of independent psychiatrists and the persons mentioned in article L. 6312-2.The purpose of this syst…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4371-5-1

…ualifications send these qualifications to the service or organisation mentioned in article L. 4371-5 in the form of certified information.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter XI: Collection of human faeces for therapeutic use

Article L513-11-5

The detailed rules for the application of this chapter shall be determined by decree.

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