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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Decisions.

Article R464-9-4

…ded for in articles R. 464-9-1 and R. 464-9-2, may sign on behalf of the Minister and by delegation:1° The Regional Directors of the Economy, Employment, Labour and Solidarity;2° The Directors of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General scheme.

Article R214-130

The contribution auditors are chosen from among the statutory auditors registered on the list provided for in I of article L. 822-1 of the Commercial Code or from among the experts registered on one o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies with fifty or more employees

Article R2143-2

In companies, the number of union delegates is set as follows: 1° From 50 to 999 employees: 1 delegate; 2° From 1,000 to 1,999 employees: 2 delegates; 3° From 2,000 to 3,999 employees: 3 delegates; 4°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-18-1

The directors of associations issuing bonds are subject to the disqualifications provided for in article L. 500-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and obligation to register

Article R519-1

For the purposes of Article L. 519-1, any person who solicits or obtains the customer's agreement to a banking transaction or payment service or who explains orally or in writing to a potential custom…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-1

Any production, manufacture, transport, import, export, possession, offer, transfer, acquisition or use of the micro-organisms and toxins on the list drawn up in application of article L. 5139-1 and p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for exchanging and sharing information between professionals

Article D1110-3-1

…sional obtains the person's consent to share this data in accordance with the following conditions: 1° The person and, where applicable, his or her legal representative, is duly informed, taking into…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Breach of contract

Article R6222-23-1

In order to allow a new apprenticeship contract to be signed in application of article L. 6222-18-2, an exception may be made to the minimum duration of the apprenticeship contract mentioned in the fi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: National agricultural risk management fund

Article L431-11

The accounting and financial management of the national agricultural risk management fund referred to in Article L. 442-1 is carried out by the caisse centrale de réassurance in an account separate fr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and mandate of employee representatives

Article R1233-25-1

…eely appointed by the trade union organisations and must meet the eligibility conditions laid down: 1° By article 31 of the above-mentioned decree of 20 November 2020 for the agents mentioned in 1° an…

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