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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Meetings

Article L2315-21

…on are received collectively by the employer or his representative at least once a month. In urgent cases, they may be received at their request. The employer may be assisted by collaborators. Togethe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-21

The services and establishments of the State and other public authorities are required to communicate to competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers and judicial police officers all infor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-21

…ioned in article R. 5124-23 as well as managers after death as mentioned in article R. 5124-29 must carry out the same formalities when they are appointed.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Conditions for issuing, suspending or revoking approval for bodies providing training for local elected representatives (R)

Article R1221-21

In the absence of an application for renewal, approval lapses on expiry of the two- or four-year period for which it was issued..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-section 2: Provisions applicable to the automatic release under constraint provided for in II of article 720

Article D147-21

…nforcement committee at which the person's situation will be examined, and will provide, where applicable, any information that will enable the judge to assess whether it is materially impossible for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article L7125-21

…councillor to the Assembly of French Guiana who holds other electoral mandates or who sits in this capacity on the board of directors of a local public establishment, of the Centre national de la fon…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-21

…s of the end of the financial year.The statutory auditor shall inform the High Council of this publication and, where applicable, of any updates to the report.He shall also inform the Autorité des mar…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-21

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information.

Article LO6221-21

…ake available to its elected members, on an individual basis, the necessary computer and telecommunications resources.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information.

Article LO6321-21

…ake available to its elected members, on an individual basis, the necessary computer and telecommunications resources.

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