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Showing 481490 of 39581 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 7-4-1998 n° 96-10.581

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Adaptation provisions.

Article L6523-7

In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the specific terms and conditions for the application of this part, in parti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional representation

Article L7111-7

In the undertakings referred to in Articles L. 7111-3 and L. 7111-5, where a specific electoral college is created for professional journalists and persons treated as such, the trade union organisatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Postal voting

Article R2122-75

As soon as they arrive, postal voting envelopes are handed over by the service provider responsible for postal delivery, acting on behalf of the Minister for Employment, to the processing centre refer…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Postal voting

Article R2122-76

The processing centre may not accept as postal votes any envelopes other than the official envelopes marked "Postal vote" delivered by the service provider responsible for postal delivery, acting on b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Postal voting

Article R2122-72

Any elector who has received the identification document referred to in article R. 2122-49 may vote by post in accordance with the procedures set out in article R. 2122-74.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Postal voting

Article R2122-73

For postal votes, use is made of : 1° A return envelope addressed to the processing centre ; 2° A ballot paper on which both the voter's signature is recorded and the vote is cast. The information on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Postal voting

Article R2122-77

Until the expiry of the contentious appeal period, or where contentious proceedings have been initiated, until the court decision has become final, the media files including the copy of the source pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Postal voting

Article R2122-74

Voters wishing to vote by post shall send their ballot paper to the processing centre referred to in article R. 2122-53, after placing it in the return envelope. By sending the ballot paper, the voter…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R711-73

Outgoing members serve until their successors are installed.However, from the last day of voting until the new members are installed, outgoing members dispatch current business..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R711-71

Territorial, local and departmental chambers of commerce and industry in Ile-de-France, and regional chambers of commerce and industry may only hold general meetings for all professional categories an…

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