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Showing 22512260 of 41745 articles for Art. 4 mai 1994

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Declaration of unfitness

Article R4624-43

Before issuing his opinion, the occupational physician may consult the medical inspector.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Simplified judicial liquidation.

Article L644-4

At the end of the procedure for verification and admission of claims as provided for in Article L. 644-3 and the realisation of assets, the liquidator shall include his proposals for distribution on t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Control by the administrative authority.

Article L3345-4

A branch agreement on profit-sharing, incentive schemes or setting up an employee savings plan is subject to an approval procedure conducted by the competent administrative authority as from its submi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Share categories

Article L6313-4

…carrying out and holding the assessments are subject to the provisions of articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code with regard to the information they hold in this regard. The duration of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article R1212-4

…days before the date of the meeting.The meeting notice may be sent by any means, including fax or e-mail. The same applies to any papers or documents required for the preparation of the meeting or dra…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Measures prior to placing under house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-4

…verifications mentioned in 1° above is mandatory in the cases provided for in 1° to 3° of article 142-6; however, in the cases provided for in 1° and 2° of this article, the investigating judge may t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article D1432-47

In all cases, decisions are taken by a majority of the votes of the members present or represented. In the event of a tie, the chairman has the casting vote.A quorum is reached when at least half of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision and inspection.

Article R811-42

…y also ask the statutory auditor who carried out the audit of his accounts pursuant to article R. 814-29 or a chartered accountant of his choice, to attend the inspection.The hearing of a receiver or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-3

…issuing cheques may also not exceed three months. The measures provided for by 9° to 12° of Article 41-2 are not applicable. The measure provided for by 6° of the said article is not applicable to fir…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article L430-4

…e la concurrence or, where it has raised the matter under the conditions provided for in Article L. 430-7-1, that of the Minister responsible for the economy. In the event of a duly substantiated spec…

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