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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L2141-1

All employees are free to join the trade union of their choice and may not be excluded on any of the grounds referred to in Article L. 1132-1.

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

Article L4351-11

The organisations issuing the training certificates send these certificates to the service or organisation mentioned in article L. 4352-1 in the form of certified information.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Information for foreign creditors and declaration of claims

Article R693-1

Unless otherwise provided by this chapter, the provisions of articles R. 624-1 to R. 624-11 shall apply to foreign creditors.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition of committees

Article R2522-10

The departmental section comprises: 1° The prefect or his representative, as chairman; 2° Five employers' representatives; 3° Five employees' representatives.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Child and adolescent psychiatry

Article R6123-194

The holder of the authorisation provides care in such a way as to enable the compulsory education provided for inarticle L. 131-1 of the Education Code to continue.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6152-501

…cle L. 6152-1 may be recruited as hospital assistants under the conditions defined by this section: 1° In public health establishments ; 2° In the public establishments mentioned in I of article L. 31…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Filing of amending deeds.

Article R123-109

For sociétés anonymes with a board of directors, the extract from the minutes containing the decision of the board of directors relating to the choice of one of the two methods of exercising general m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R4216-2-2

…me accessibility and protection as those mentioned in the second paragraph of Article R. 4216-2-1 : 1° The landing of a staircase mentioned in Article R. 4216-26, if it is equipped with fire doors rat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate.

Article L3123-1

…s company who is a member of a departmental council the time necessary to attend and participate in:1° To the plenary sessions of this council;2° To meetings of the committees of which he is a member…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate.

Article L4135-1

…f his company who is a member of a regional council the time necessary to attend and participate in:1° The plenary sessions of this council;2° The meetings of the committees of which he is a member an…

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