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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consignments and deposits.

Article R518-42

In the event of the loss of a receipt, the voluntary depositor must lodge an objection based on this cause; the said objection will be published in an extract in the Official Gazette, at the expense a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Derogations in undertakings without a trade union delegate. - Provisions relating to the approval by employees of agreements negotiated by mandated employees

Article D2232-9

In the event of disagreement over the methods of organising the consultation chosen by the employer, the matter may be referred to the President of the Tribunal Judiciaire within eight days of the inf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose.

Article D2362-3

In the event of the formation of the European Cooperative Society by merger and in the cases mentioned in article L. 2362-3 insofar as it refers to article L. 2352-4, the managers of the legal entitie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D3141-10

With a view to determining entitlement to leave and, where applicable, calculating the compensation to be paid to beneficiaries, the paid leave funds will, when calculating the length of service, take…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Social security and tax arrangements for profit-sharing

Article D3325-1

At the request of the company, certification of the amount of net profit and shareholders' equity is drawn up either by the statutory auditor or by the public finance inspector. In the latter case, th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inter-company savings plan

Article R3333-4

The rules of the inter-company savings plan specify the terms and conditions of the company contribution, which may not be less than the cost of account management. In the event of liquidation of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Behaviour in the event of an accident or incident

Article R4141-19

When changing workstations or techniques, workers exposed to new risks or assigned to one of the tasks defined in article R. 4141-15 receive safety training on what to do in the event of an accident o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption authorisation for young people undergoing vocational training

Article R4153-42

If the information mentioned in 1°, 2° or 4° of article R. 4153-41 changes, this information is updated and communicated to the labour inspection supervisor by any means giving a date certain within e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article R4163-38

The Commission may validly rule if one of the members mentioned in 1° of Article R. 4163-37 and one of the members mentioned in 2° of the same article are present. Opinions are adopted by majority vot…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum standards applicable to infant consultations.

Article R2132-8

To combat the risk of fire, the consultation must have : 1° Water stations ; 2° Sufficient fire extinguishers; 3° a rapid call system to the nearest fire station. The construction and layout of the pr…

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