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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information-consultation

Article R1233-3-1

When the matter is referred to the Social and Economic Committee's expert, failure to submit the report referred to in Article L. 1233-35 may not have the effect of postponing the deadline provided fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R1263-2-1

The company's representative on the national territory mentioned in II of article L. 1262-2-1 carries out on behalf of the employer the obligations incumbent upon him pursuant to article R. 1263-1. Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R1132-5-1

The genetic counsellor may, in the cases defined by the organisational protocol provided for in Article R. 1132-5-2: 1° Prescribe the medical biology examinations mentioned in Article R. 1131-2 and in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1243-3-1

I.-Establishments or organisations which apply for or are authorised to carry out activities involving the preservation and distribution of tissues and their derivatives in accordance with Article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability.

Article R526-3-1

For the application of the second paragraph of Article L. 526-6, the assets, rights, obligations and securities necessary for the exercise of the professional activity are those which, by their nature…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article R622-5-1

The debtor shall inform the judicial representative of the identity of the natural persons who are co-obligated or who have granted a personal surety or who have assigned or transferred an asset as se…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article R622-4-1

Where the inventory is drawn up by the debtor pursuant to Article L. 622-6-1, the debtor shall keep the administrator, where one has been appointed, and the mandataire judiciaire informed of the progr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Territorial, local and departmental chambers of commerce and industry in the Ile-de-France region

Article R711-2-1

Local chambers of commerce and industry are established by decree. The decree shall in particular determine the constituency and location of the local chamber of commerce and industry.When a territori…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R712-4-1

In the event of serious misconduct by the director of a network institution, going beyond simple service misconduct, the supervisory authority may ask the president of the institution to take the nece…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules.

Article D712-14-3

Territorial chambers of commerce and industry that wish to have their budget topped up, over and above the voted budget, under the conditions set out in articles D. 712-14-1 to D. 712-14-2 submit a re…

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