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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional representation

Article L7111-10

Where the branch agreement or the agreement only concerns professional journalists and persons treated as such, its validity is subject to its being signed by one or more representative employee trade…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-39

Within one month of notification of the decision provided for in article D. 1233-38, the company shall inform the prefect(s) in the department(s) concerned whether it intends to meet this obligation b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Opposition

Article D1253-7

Where the collective agreement chosen by the employers' group does not appear to be appropriate to the professional classifications, the levels of employment of the employees or the activity of the va…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article D2135-9

The threshold provided for in article L. 2135-6 is set at 230,000 euros at the end of each financial year. For the purposes of calculating the resources referred to in the first paragraph, the amount…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: National Commission (R)

Article R1425-23

At the end of the four-year period from 4 May 1996, the prefect, the chairman of the board of directors of the departmental fire and rescue service and the chairman of the departmental consultative co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article D3121-36

The request of an employee who has entered into a fixed number of days agreement to work reduced hours, in application ofarticle L. 3121-60-1, shall be sent to the employer by registered letter with a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and organisation.

Article R2112-1

The departmental maternal and child health protection service carries out the tasks assigned to it by articles L. 2112-1 and L. 2112-2 by organising, in particular, either directly or by means of an a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R743-130

Any proposed increase in capital leading to the entry into the company of a new partner who does not intend to practise the profession or any proposed agreement by which one of the partners transfers…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice

Article R743-180

At any time, the total sums for which the Registrar of the Commercial Courts is accountable in respect of assignments carried out and mandates received pursuant to Article R. 743-178 must be covered b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Acts

Article A444-166

The filing of private deeds other than holograph wills (number 173 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of : 1° If the filing is made by all the persons who have signed the deed filed with recogni…

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