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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-17

Proofs of office, ballot papers bearing the names of the titular candidates and their substitutes, the explanatory circular and the ballot envelopes shall be given to voters present in the establishme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-17

…vocat who has deposited the funds, bills or securities covered by this declaration is registered. Once the conditions laid down in Article L. 561-3 have been met, these authorities shall forward the d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Determination of the debtor's assets.

Article R624-17

…ation of the second paragraph of article L. 622-20, the mandataire judiciaire shall give formal notice to the defaulting member or shareholder by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. Thi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notaries' fees

Article A444-175

…nder the conditions set out in Article A. 444-174. If the sum mentioned in the previous paragraph exceeds 10% of the value of the property or right that is the subject of the transfer, the total fees…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Special financing arrangements

Article R4332-17

…ken into account is the municipal population of the region, as it results from the legal population census authenticated by decree on 1st January of the year in respect of which the allocation is made…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Maintenance, servicing and checks

Article R4224-17

Workplace installations and technical and safety devices are maintained and checked at appropriate intervals. Any defects likely to affect the health and safety of workers are rectified as quickly as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Examinations, checks and registers.

Article R4534-17

Until the necessary examinations and repairs have been carried out, any equipment, machinery, installation or protective device found to be defective is withdrawn from service. Repaired equipment, mac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Organisation of the intervention.

Article R4543-17

When one or more pieces of equipment are running simultaneously in the same shaft, work on one of them is carried out when the others have been shut down, unless the separation between the equipment e…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Business start-ups and investment

Article L421-17

A foreign national who provides evidence of an innovative economic project, recognised by a public body, will be issued with a multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "talent passport" for a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article L451-17

The fact of carrying out ionisation treatments without holding the approval provided for in article L. 414-1 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros.

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