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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation.

Article R512-9

…ecially delegated for this purpose, is responsible for examining loan applications. The committee's decisions are recorded in a special register.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Disputes concerning redundancies for economic reasons

Article R1456-4

…n and referral office sets the date for the hearing of the adjudication office, which will give its decision within a period that may not exceed six months from the date on which the case was referred…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R1173-1

The decisions referred to in this chapter are taken jointly by the director general of the regional health agency and the rector of the academic region, who designate the department responsible for ex…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional suspension.

Article R811-53

The automatic termination of the provisional suspension pursuant to Article L. 811-13 and the decisions ending the provisional suspension are immediately notified by the public prosecutor to the court…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6262-5

The decision by which the State representative settles the budget and makes it enforceable is sent, within twenty days of notification of the opinion of the territorial audit chamber, to the local aut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6362-5

The decision by which the State representative settles the budget and makes it enforceable is sent, within twenty days of notification of the opinion of the territorial audit chamber, to the local aut…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article R5422-2-3

…employee's career plan is genuine and serious, the employee has six months from notification of the decision to submit an application to Pôle emploi for an insurance allowance under II of article L. 5…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and budgetary organisation.

Article D6431-57

The decisions of the Board of Directors relating to operations likely to be included in the master plan are sent for approval to the administrative authorities mentioned in 2° of article L. 6431-7, ac…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Portfolio transfers between supplementary occupational pension funds and institutions for occupational retirement provision established in a Member State of the European Union or in a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-8

…s to submit their observations. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall give its decision within three months of receipt of the complete application. The transfer shall be enforceab…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Consultation of voters

Article LO6443-1

I. - The electors of the collectivity may be consulted on decisions which the territorial council intends to take to regulate matters within its jurisdiction. The consultation may be limited to the el…

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