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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Other cases of recourse to expert appraisal

Article L2315-94

The Social and Economic Committee may call on the services of a qualified expert under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat: 1° When a serious, identified and present risk, whether or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Collective marks

Article L715-9

In addition to the grounds for refusal or invalidity provided for respectively in Articles L. 712-7 and L. 714-3, a collective mark shall be refused registration or, if registered, shall be liable to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Night work.

Article L1225-9

An employee who is medically certified to be pregnant or who has given birth and who works night shifts under the conditions set out in article L. 3122-5 shall, at her request, be assigned to a day sh…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Matrimonial brokerage contracts

Article L224-91

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 221-18, within seven days of signing the contract, the contracting party of the professional referred to in article L. 224-90 may go back on his commi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Redundancy pay.

Article L1234-9

…remuneration received by the employee prior to the termination of the employment contract. The rate and terms are determined by regulation.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The undertaking given by the insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings

Article L692-9

…edings may be appealed by that practitioner, the debtor in possession, the applicant local creditor and the public prosecutor. Where appropriate, the insolvency practitioner of the main insolvency pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the Alsace Public Fire and Rescue Establishment

Article L1424-99

The fire and rescue services in Alsace may decide, by concordant deliberations of their board of directors, to create a public fire and rescue establishment of Alsace. The provisions of section 5 of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-9

…service mission, providing a contribution to the financing of employees' trade union organisations and employers' professional organisations, in respect of their participation in the design, implemen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-9

…rs the debtor, the creditors party to the agreement, the person or persons designated by the social and economic committee, the conciliator and the public prosecutor. The professional association or c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Suspension and termination of the employment contract or training agreement

Article L4733-9

…ecting officer's finding, the Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment will decide whether to resume performance of the employment contract or training agre…

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