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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Seasonal breaks.

Article D5424-10

The decision of the Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment is subject to approval by the Minister for Employment.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Holders of the State diploma in psychiatric nursing.

Article D4311-33

The committee's decisions are taken by a majority of the votes cast. In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-4

…pean Economic Area, it shall consult with the authorities concerned with a view to reaching a joint decision.II. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, as the authority responsible fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-2

I.- Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptation provisions provided for in II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table belo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-3

…ith the provisions of Article 141-1, place or maintain the accused under judicial supervision. This decision is provisionally enforceable. If the accused person placed under judicial supervision evade…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Time limits for challenges and appeals.

Article L1235-7-1

…n up by the employer mentioned in article L. 1233-24-4, the content of the job protection plan, the decisions taken by the administration under article L. 1233-57-5 and the regularity of the collectiv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-37-1

…at the advance directives are manifestly inappropriate or not in line with the medical situation, a decision to refuse to apply them may only be taken at the end of the collegial procedure provided fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions relating to local authority accountants

Article L1617-2

…t or region may not make his payment actions subject to an assessment of the appropriateness of the decisions taken by the authorising officer.His control is limited to verifying that, at the time of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Calculation of time limits.

Article 641

Where a time limit is expressed in days, the day of the act, event, decision or notification which causes it to run shall not count. Where a time limit is expressed in months or years, the time limit…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article R423-18

…irman of the Regulatory Control Commission represents the Commission. He shall sign the Committee's decisions. He/she signs the briefs submitted in the context of legal appeals lodged against the deci…

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