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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appeal against the decision of the commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article L212-10-3

At the initiative of the representative of the State in the department, the mayor of the municipality in which the site is located, the president of the public inter-municipal cooperation establishmen…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-24-3

…e entitled to union training leave with pay for a maximum of five working days per year. This leave may only be granted to carry out a training course or attend a session organised by one of the centr…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-3

The provisions of article L. 225-18-1, relating to the minimum proportion of directors of each gender, are applicable without threshold conditions to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-102

…is made up of all members who are up to date with their subscriptions. The Articles of Association may limit the number of proxies that may be entrusted to a single representative. The insertions pro…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-3

The Advisory Board referred to in Articles L. 3111-9 and L. 3122-1 shall exercise the same powers in relation to the Board of Directors of the Office, in respect of the damage referred to in the third…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Scope and transitional provisions relating to the governance of investment firms

Article L533-24-3

By way of derogation from this section, class 1 bis investment firms shall apply the provisions of articles L. 511-51 to L. 511-102.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Operating rules.

Article D214-32-10

The initial capital of a SICAV may not be less than €300,000.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applying for leave as part of a career transition project

Article R6323-10-3

An employee who has benefited from a professional transition leave may not claim, in the same company, the benefit of a new professional transition leave before a period, expressed in months, equal to…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Pledge of goods represented by a storage receipt

Article R522-24-3

…number assigned by the manager of the platform referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 522-37-1.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D72-101-3

…ets voted by nature correspond:a) Investment section:- to each of the two-digit accounts in classes 1 and 2 open to the nomenclature by nature, with the exception of the accounts "Retained earnings",…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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