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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation

Article R2524-7

…e Court meets in an even number, the oldest member shall abstain from deliberating. The Court shall not rule unless at least five members are present. The presence of seven members is required when th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation, extension or conversion

Article R2321-9

When a director moves from one establishment to another, he or she must apply for approval for the new children's home he or she intends to run. The Director General of the Regional Health Agency take…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R1524-14

…anagement sections, the following are taken into account: 1° Companies that are direct members of a professional employers' organisation that is a candidate, as the case may be, at the level of a prof…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L812-5

…elves for the joint exercise of their profession, with the exception of legal forms that confer the status of trader on their partners. They may also be members of an economic interest grouping or a E…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-9

…ber communes of one or more public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status, the municipal councils concerned may, by deliberation as provided for in Article L. 2113-2,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary documents issued while an application submitted without using the teleservice referred to in article R. 431-2 is being examined

Article R431-15

The receipt for an application to renew a residence permit authorising the holder to carry out a professional activity authorises the holder to carry out a professional activity.The receipt for an app…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A ter

I. - Municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may, by means of a concordant decision taken under the conditions laid down in I of Article 1639…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Termination of the duties of an employed commercial court clerk in the event of termination of the employment contract

Article R743-139-15

…e of his duties as a public official by the salaried commercial court clerk, as well as that of his professional mandates, are suspended from the day of the termination of the employment contract, wha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-59

…rs of the Management Board are appointed by the Supervisory Board, which confers on one of them the status of Chairman. When a single person performs the functions devolved to the Management Board, he…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to the public sector.

Article L1234-14

…ts and military personnel, mentioned in article L. 5424-1;2° To employees subject to the same legal status as that of public companies.

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