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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : The EC quality assurance system for supervised production

Article R4313-70

…n particular: 1° The documentation on the quality assurance system, including the quality manuals ; 2° technical documentation.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Operation of the company

Article L4042-1

Remuneration paid for the professional activities referred to in 2° and 3° of article L. 4041-2 constitutes revenue for the company and is received by it. By way of exception, when these activities ar…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment

Article L214-24-16

…e provisions or is subject to legislative or regulatory provisions or professional rules of conduct;2° This expert offers sufficient professional guarantees to carry out his valuation function effecti…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Degressive temporary allowance agreement

Article R5123-9

The agreements referred to in 2° of article R. 5111-2 may provide for the payment of a temporary degressive allowance to employees who have been made redundant for economic reasons and who have been r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employment contract.

Article L5134-57

…the employee: 1° To be taken on under an apprenticeship contract or professionalisation contract ; 2° To follow one of the continuing vocational training courses mentioned in article L. 6313-1.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 212-5

…itions:1° It must have been released in cinemas in France during the year preceding the application;2° It must have been produced under production conditions that enabled production approval to be gra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-8

…h unmarried woman at the origin of the conception of the embryos:1° The number of embryos received ;2° The date of transfers with a view to implantation;Information enabling a link to be established b…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of an application for authorisation

Article R151-10

…e I of Book IV of the Criminal Code or Articles 1741 to 1743, 1746 or 1747 of the General Tax Code; 2° If the investor has been convicted and sentenced for one of the offences mentioned in 1° or for e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of an application for authorisation

Article R151-9

…hich the activities listed in article R. 151-3 by the entity that is the subject of the investment; 2° In the event of a change in the shareholding of the entity that is the subject of the investment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The mandate

Article R7121-6

…st : 1° The assignment(s) entrusted and the procedures for reporting on their periodic performance; 2° The terms of remuneration; 3° The term of the mandate or the other means by which it is terminate…

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