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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery of undue benefits.

Article L5426-8-3

Pôle emploi is authorised to defer or abandon the recovery of allowances, grants and any other benefits unduly paid on its own behalf, on behalf of the State or on behalf of the employers mentioned in…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Summoning witnesses.

Article 229

The summonses shall mention the full names of the parties and reproduce the provisions of the first two paragraphs of article 207.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Summoning witnesses.

Article 228

Witnesses shall be summoned by the court clerk at least eight days before the date of the enquiry.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Summoning witnesses.

Article 230

The parties are notified of the date of the enquiry verbally or by simple letter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Pollution from waste water

Article R4222-18

The atmosphere in work premises and their outbuildings must be kept free at all times from any fumes from sewers, pits, cesspools or any other source of infection.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Pollution from waste water

Article R4222-19

In establishments discharging wastewater or wash water into a public or private sewer, any connection between the sewer and the establishment is equipped with a hydraulic interceptor. This hydraulic i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Drawing up agreements with third parties

Article R1261-22

When, for a medical training activity mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 1261-12, a health establishment or a training organisation asks the person in charge of the body reception facility…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Drawing up agreements with third parties

Article R1261-24

The activities covered by the agreement provided for in article R. 1261-21 may not be a source of profit for the parties. The terms and conditions of the financial participation of entities outside th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Drawing up agreements with third parties

Article R1261-23

For any training or research project involving an entity other than the authorised establishment which houses a body reception facility, the head of the body reception facility shall send the head of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-36-A

Companies limited by shares may issue any debt securities under the terms of this Book and any other debt securities under the terms of the Articles of Association or, where applicable, the issue agre…

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