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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article R643-22

For the application of article L. 643-12, the debtor shall provide evidence of the suspension of the cheque-writing ban to the credit institution that initiated this measure by submitting a copy of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article R2223-17

…of concessions whose state of abandonment has been established in accordance with articles R. 2223-12 to R. 2223-16.This list is deposited at the office of the cemetery curator, if this post exists,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Designation procedures

Article R23-112-13

When making the declaration referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 23-112-12, the employee trade union organisation shall notify the employer or employers of the employee or employees it des…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-23

…isted procreation on the basis of article L. 2141-2, or pursuant to articles L. 2141-11 and L. 2141-12, are donated, the provisions of Chapter IV of Title IV of Book II of Part One of the Code and the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R3211-8

…ecides, in the light of the medical opinion provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 3211-12-2, not to hear him. The other parties are not required to be represented by a lawyer.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article R2531-23

If they are unable to attend, the members of the committee referred to in Article L. 2531-12 may be represented. The presidents of the regional council and the departmental councils are replaced by a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transnational posting of workers

Article R364-2

…8, R. 342-10 and R. 342-11 to the Labour Inspector, or the documents referred to in article R. 342-12 to the Director General of Labour, in accordance with the conditions set out in these articles, i…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies

…ion of the storage facilities for non-hazardous waste concerned Unit of collection Quota (in euros) 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 From 2025 B.-Authorised plants recovering more than 75% of the biogas…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-15

…1-2; 3° The percentage of women among all members of the management bodies defined in Article L. 23-12-1 of the French Commercial Code, including self-employed persons; 4° The percentage of men among…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article D4134-32

…me set in article 1 of decree no. 2000-815 of 25 August 2000 or article 1 of decree no. 2001-623 of 12 July 2001 or article 1 of decree no. 2002-9 of 4 January 2002. However, where there is a derogati…

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