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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-60

…nda for the meetings is drawn up by the author of the notice of meeting. However, one or more bondholders may, under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of Article L. 228-58, to request tha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Aid for redeployment and professional retraining.

Article L5123-6

When compensation resulting from national or regional professional or interprofessional agreements is intended to enable certain employees to benefit from an early retirement benefit, it must, in orde…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-10 (art. A322-13)

EXAMPLE OF A SURVEILLANCE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANISATION PLANIdentification of the establishmentName of establishment : Address: Telephone number: Owner: Operator: : I. - Installation of equipmen…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book II: Compulsory insurance

Article Annexe III art A243-1

STANDARD CLAUSES APPLICABLE TO COLLECTIVE TEN-YEAR LIABILITY CONTRACTS TAKEN OUT ON BEHALF OF SEVERAL PERSONS SUBJECT TO THE INSURANCE OBLIGATION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES L. 241-1 AND L. 241-2, IN ADDI…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-6

The characteristics of the blood may only be modified prior to collection for therapeutic use by a third party by a doctor within the Etablissement Français du Sang or the Armed Forces Blood Transfusi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Provisions specific to the communes of Marseille and Lyon

Article L2513-6

The contribution of the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolis mentioned in Article L. 2513-5 is equal, pro rata to the number of inhabitants served, to the difference between the contribution called in 20…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-6

The agglomeration community is substituted ipso jure for the syndicat de communes or syndicat mixte whose perimeter is identical to its own, for all the competences it exercises. The agglomeration com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-6

Clinical investigations in the field of dentistry may only be carried out under the direction and supervision of a dental surgeon or a doctor with appropriate experience. Clinical investigations in th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article L2352-6

…ere is no trade union organisation in the European Company whose registered office is in France, employee representatives on the special negotiating body are elected directly in accordance with the ru…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Work in ports, landing stages and stations.

Article L3132-6

In ports, landing stages and stations, the employment of employees for loading and unloading work on the weekly rest day is authorised in the same cases and under the same conditions as when working h…

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