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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibition.

Article L8241-1

Any profit-making operation whose sole purpose is the loan of labour is prohibited. However, these provisions do not apply to operations carried out within the framework of : 1° The provisions of this…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Protests.

Article R511-9

Extracts from the register mentioned in Article R. 511-4 are issued upon written request, dated and signed by the applicant, specifying, in capital letters for surnames, the surname, forenames, compan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approved prevention groups.

Article D611-4

All applications for approval must be accompanied by the following documents: 1° A copy of the grouping's Articles of Association and, where applicable, its rules of procedure; 2° Proof that the forma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article R711-15

Applicants for the office of member of the board shall certify to the supervisory authority that they meet the conditions set out in Article L. 713-4and that they are not subject to any of the disabil…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Electoral colleges

Article R2314-3

The allocation of staff to the electoral colleges and the allocation of seats between the different categories of staff, in the case provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 2314-13, is carri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article R3122-5

The employer may decide to exceed, on his own responsibility, the maximum daily working time of eight hours when the circumstances mentioned in article R. 3122-1 involve :1° The performance of urgent…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure applicable in the event of a partial transfer of an undertaking or establishment

Article R2421-17

The application for authorisation to transfer provided for in article L. 2421-9 is sent to the labour inspector fifteen days before the date set for the transfer. It shall be sent electronically in ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-86

The electoral quotient is calculated by college or, if there is one, by sub-college.The pre-electoral agreement may provide, depending on the specific circumstances of each regional health agency and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and operation

Article R5112-14

The Departmental Employment and Integration Commission is chaired by the Prefect. It comprises: 1° State representatives, in particular the departmental director of employment, work and vocational tra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article D5221-2-1

Pursuant toarticle L. 5221-2-1 of the Labour Code, the condition set out in 2° of article L. 5221-2 of the same code does not apply to foreign nationals who enter France in order to work in an employe…

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