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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Sustainable development plan

Article L4424-15

…terest or an operation of national interest meeting the conditions set in application of the L. 102-12 of the town planning code. If, within six months of this request being sent to the President of t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: The issue of copies of documents and registers.

Article 1440-1-1

…lment is carried out when it has been decided, for these persons, in application of articles R. 111-12 or R. 111-13. These provisions do not apply to access to judgments exercised pursuant to articles…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Arbitration proceedings

Article 1464

…in articles 4 to 10, the first paragraph of Article 11, the second and third paragraphs of Article 12 and to articles 13 to 21,23 and 23-1. The parties and the arbitrators shall act expeditiously and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-3

…ation reports are forwarded to the Cour des Comptes in accordance with articles L. 132-4 and L. 141-12 of the Code des juridictions financières.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article D232-8-1

…llion euros. II. - The threshold provided for in I of Article L. 232-6-1 is the net turnover set at 12 million euros. III. - For the application of 2° of II of Article L. 232-6-1, the threshold provid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Protection of representatives

Article L7343-15

…he contract concluded between a platform and a representative appointed pursuant to Article L. 7343-12, or where the termination of this contract is ordered in disregard of the provisions relating to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of funds from the joint fund

Article D2135-31

…the fund allocates the credits between each of the organisations mentioned in 3° of article L. 2135-12 on the basis of their audience in accordance with the following procedures: 1° A share is allocat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to elected employees (R).

Article R2123-16

…ight in order to attend a training course or session that meets the criteria set out in article R. 2123-12. It may, however, be refused by the employer if he considers, after consulting the works coun…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article R562-7

…departments responsible for preparing and implementing freezing measures pursuant to Article L. 562-12 are the Treasury Department, which reports to the Ministry of the Economy, the Customs and Indire…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-16

…lar the percentage of turnover achieved with regard to the activities mentioned in articles D. 3141-12 and D. 3141-13 below which affiliation is not requested, as well as the activities specific to ea…

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