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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Work carried out using work equipment

Article R4323-63

Ladders, stepladders and steps may not be used as workstations. However, such equipment may be used where it is technically impossible to use equipment for the collective protection of workers, or whe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-22

The General Meeting meets at least once a year. Each shareholder has one vote, regardless of the fraction of the capital subscribed by him. A member may only be represented at the meeting by another m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Other forms of practice.

Article R4322-94

The chiropodist may take part in events relating to his speciality with a preventive, curative, scientific or educational aim, within a community, during a public screening consultation or at sporting…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation of the company

Article R6223-76

The General Meeting meets at least once a year. Each shareholder has one vote, regardless of the fraction of the capital subscribed by him. A member may only be represented at the meeting by another m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-62

The general meeting of a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility subject to the provisions of II of Article L. 433-3 of the Monetary and F…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Integration companies.

Article L5132-5

…ng time corresponding to full-time work or at least equal to the period referred to in article L. 3123-27. It may vary over all or part of the period covered by the contract without exceeding the lega…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising departmental mandates

Article L3123-10-1

…anced by the local authorities in accordance with the terms and conditions defined in articles L. 2123-12, L. 3123-10, L. 4135-10, L. 7125-12 and L. 7227-12. When a training course contributes to his…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Conditions for exercising regional mandates

Article L4135-10-1

…anced by the local authorities in accordance with the terms and conditions defined in articles L. 2123-12, L. 3123-10, L. 4135-10, L. 7125-12 and L. 7227-12. When a training course contributes to his…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-18

Personnel of the national forensic police service of the national police and those of the national gendarmerie, specially assigned to the service implementing the processing, and duly authorised, may…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-8

I.-Any elector who meets the conditions set out in Article L. 713-4 may stand as a candidate in his sub-category or, failing that, in his professional category. No person may be a candidate in more th…

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