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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Open livestock account.

Article 211

1. Customs officers may carry out such visits, surveys and checks as they deem necessary for the application of the provisions relating to open account, movement and grazing. 2. Security receipts must…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Asset management

Article L3213-6

Subject to the provisions of article L. 3211-2, the departmental council decides on the acceptance of gifts and legacies made to the department.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Approval of professional associations

Article R519-60

When it intends to withdraw an association's authorisation, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution will inform the association. It will give the association the reasons for the withdrawa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Approval of professional associations

Article R519-61

When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution decides to withdraw an association's authorisation, it shall notify the association of this decision by registered letter or electronic regist…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Approval of professional associations

Article R519-62

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall immediately inform the public of the withdrawal of authorisation by means of a press release posted on its website. It will also inform the b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Staff representative bodies

Article R713-10

The elections take place on the same date for all electricity and gas companies. An industry-wide agreement sets the date of the elections. Members of works councils or works councils and staff repres…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Staff representative bodies

Article R713-13

The works councils or works councils exercise their powers under the conditions laid down in this code, subject to the provisions of the national statute for personnel in the electricity and gas indus…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Staff representative bodies

Article R713-11

The term of office for employee representatives on health, safety and working conditions committees is set at three years.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Staff representative bodies

Article R713-14

Where there is a central works council, the full and alternate members are elected, for each of the colleges, by all the full members of the works councils, on lists presented by the representative tr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Internal redeployment measures.

Article L1233-45-1

In companies with fifty or more employees, the employer may, after receiving the favourable opinion of the Social and Economic Committee, propose internal redeployment measures before the expiry of th…

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