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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee adviser

Article D1232-11

…D. 1232-10, is entitled to have the hours spent carrying out the duties of employee advisor between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. considered, in whole or in part, as working hours and paid as such by the employer…

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

Article R526-18

…ter mentioned in article R. 526-15 of the descriptive statement provided for in I of article L. 526-8 as well as the documents attesting to the completion of the formalities provided for in articles L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article R622-1

…R. 621-7and mentioned in the registers provided for in the first four paragraphs of Article R. 621-8.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article R626-25

…as the case may be, in the registers mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of Article R. 621-8.The publicity mentions the duration of the inalienability.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article R642-12

…as the case may be, in the registers mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of Article R. 621-8.The publicity mentions the duration of the inalienability.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article R642-5

…R. 621-7and mentioned in the registers provided for in the first four paragraphs of article R. 621-8.It is served by the court clerk within eight days of the date of the judgment on persons other tha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article D6313-4

…Book I shall apply to Saint-Martin under the following conditions:1° Articles R. 3111-1 to R. 3123-8 shall not apply to Saint-Martin;2° Articles D. 3142-1 to D. 3142-5 shall not apply to Saint-Martin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-29

…ng in the imposition of a sanction provided for in articles L. 653-3 to L. 653-6 and article L. 653-8 (number 18 in table 4-3). This fee is doubled if the sanction is upheld on appeal.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-15

…ve an in-house pharmacy under the conditions provided for in article L. 5126-1 and articles R. 5126-8 to R. 5126-55.Failing this, they must comply with the provisions of articles R. 5126-105 to R. 512…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Combating nosocomial infections.

Article D6431-70

…espect of which they have been appointed. The term of office of the members mentioned in 6°, 7° and 8° of article D. 6431-69 is four years. They may be reappointed.

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