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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-7

The parties are authorised to formulate their claims and arguments in writing without appearing at the hearing. The judgement rendered under these conditions is contradictory. The court may order the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Candidatures of employee trade union organisations

Article R2122-40

The Tribunal Judiciaire shall give its decision without charge or formality within ten days from the date of referral. The parties are notified of the decision within three days by the court registry,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Screening for neonatal diseases

Article R1131-21

Neonatal screening refers to the screening of newborns for the purpose of secondary prevention. It is carried out on all newborns or, in certain cases, on those at particular risk of developing one of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-19

The withdrawal or suspension of the authorisation is issued by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. The company exploiting the medicinal pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation procedure

Article R1322-11

In the case of packaged natural mineral water and where the result of the verification mentioned in article R. 1322-9 is in compliance, the Prefect sends a copy of the operating authorisation order to…

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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 R663-40-1

The provisions relating to the remuneration and costs and expenses of the liquidator are applicable to the agent appointed pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 643-9. The methods for calculat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Advances and loans

Article R2337-2

As an exception to the provisions of article R. 2336-1, advances may be granted to cover additional expenditure imposed during a financial year by circumstances that could not be foreseen when the rev…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book VI: Overseas provisions

Article D602

For the purposes of Article 883-2, the audiovisual means of communication provided for in Article 706-71, unless the person consents, or unless his or her transportation appears to have to be avoided…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Training leave

Article R2315-19

If, in order to refuse the request for leave, the employer considers that the employee's absence could have prejudicial consequences for production and the smooth running of the company, the refusal s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various partnerships formed for the joint practice of the profession

Article R814-70

An ampliation of the decision to register the company on the list of court-appointed administrators or on the list of court-appointed agents is sent by the company's partners to the registry of the co…

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