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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Data processing

Article R2122-16

The files compiled from the data mentioned in article R. 2122-12 are kept by the departments of the Minister for Labour for a period of one year after the close of the poll for which the files were co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Public auction sales.

Article R322-1

Public auction and wholesale goods sales rooms, provided for by Article L. 322-12, may be opened by a natural person, by a commercial or industrial company, by a credit institution or a finance compan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-20

In the companies mentioned in article D. 3141-12, whose main activity is in the building trade, the holiday service for declared employees is provided by the fund approved for the territorial district…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Professional qualifications of personnel.

Article R2112-13

When, in application of article L. 2112-4, the département enters into an agreement with a public authority or a non-profit-making private legal entity to carry out one or more of the activities menti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Import and export of gametes and germ tissue for the purposes of medically assisted procreation, fertility preservation or restoration of hormonal function

Article R2141-24

The authorisation to import or export gametes or germ tissue is issued in response to a request from a couple or an unmarried woman for the purposes of medically assisted procreation or at the request…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article R823-7-2

The report identifying the financial, accounting and management risks to which the company is exposed, referred to in Article L. 823-12-1, is signed by the statutory auditor, a natural person, or, whe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-26

The fee provided for in Article R. 663-28 in respect of the task of administering the business, where the continuation of the business has been authorised pursuant to Article L. 641-10 (number 12 of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Salary

Article D6222-28-1

When the duration of the apprenticeship contract or period is less than the duration of the training cycle preparing for the qualification which is the subject of the contract, in application of the t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Terms and conditions for funding social dialogue training by the Labour Relations Authority for employment platforms

Article R7343-72

The purpose of the training for the representatives appointed in application of article L. 7343-12 is to make them aware of the issues and methods of social dialogue. It is provided by trainers with e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article R1232-1

The Board of Directors is made up of thirty-three members with voting rights. In addition to two deputies and two senators, it comprises: 1° Sixteen representatives of the State: a) Two representative…

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