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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Appointment of the mediator.

Article L2523-2

Where the parties fail to agree on the appointment of a mediator, the latter shall be chosen by the administrative authority from a list of persons appointed on the basis of their moral authority and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Order of Nurses

Article L4312-2

The national order of nurses defends the honour and independence of the nursing profession. It promotes the profession.It may organise any mutual aid and pension schemes for the benefit of its members…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article L236-2

A merger may be carried out between companies of different forms.It is decided, by each of the companies concerned, under the conditions required for the amendment of its Articles of Association.If th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article L643-2

Creditors holding a special lien, pledge, collateral security or mortgage and the Treasury for its preferential claims may, once they have declared their claims even if they have not yet been admitted…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-2

I. - Combinations of the sales areas of neighbouring shops, without creating additional areas, not exceeding 2,500 square metres, or 1,000 square metres when the new activity is predominantly food, ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commercial development commissions.

Article L751-2

I.-The departmental commercial development commission is chaired by the Prefect. For any new project, it interviews the person responsible for promoting town centre retailing on behalf of the municipa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Revenue

Article L3662-2

I. - Taxes and levies collected by way of assessment, on behalf of the Metropole de Lyon, are allocated monthly, in the amount of one twelfth of their total amount, as provided for in the budget for t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Implementation within the company.

Article L3322-2

Companies employing at least fifty employees guarantee the right of their employees to share in the company's results. The same applies to undertakings constituting an economic and social unit referre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Registration on the jobseekers' list.

Article L5411-2

Jobseekers must periodically renew their registration in accordance with the procedures laid down by order of the Minister for Employment and the category in which they have been registered.They must…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Powers of the regions

Article L6121-2

I.-The region organises and finances the regional public vocational training service in accordance with the following principles.Anyone seeking to enter the labour market, regardless of where they liv…

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