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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Implementation

Article R2331-2

The social and economic committee or the representative trade union organisations of the dominant undertaking or of an undertaking in the group may refer to the judicial court at the registered office…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-23

A sub-committee of the Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation is responsible for dealing with issues relating to the sports professions. It is made up of : 1° A…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Market surveillance

Article L4314-2

A safeguard procedure is organised which allows : 1° Either to prevent work equipment or means of protection that do not comply with safety obligations and all or some of the technical rules that must…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The French Association of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms and other professional bodies

Article L511-29

All credit institutions and finance companies are required to join a professional body or a central body affiliated to the Association française des établissements de crédit et des entreprises d'inves…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Commission des aides à l'écriture et à la réécriture de scénario (Commission for scriptwriting and rewriting grants)

Article 212-51

The reading committees are made up of the committee chairman, the vice-chairman of the relevant college, two full members of that college and four readers chosen from a list drawn up by the Chairman o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Commission des aides à l'écriture et à la réécriture de scénario (Commission for scriptwriting and rewriting grants)

Article 212-49

The Commission des aides à l'écriture et à la réécriture de scénario is made up of seventeen members, including a chairman and two vice-chairmen, appointed for a renewable term of one year from 1st Se…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Commission des aides à l'écriture et à la réécriture de scénario (Commission for scriptwriting and rewriting grants)

Article 212-50

The Commission is made up of two colleges sitting separately.The first college comprises the Chairman, a Vice-Chairman and seven other members. It is responsible for examining applications for assista…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article D2135-2

The annual accounts of professional trade unions of employees or employers and their unions, and associations of employees or employers mentioned in Article L. 2135-1 whose resources within the meanin…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules governing the authorisation of private establishments to provide the public hospital service

Article R6112-2

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency will notify his decision on the application for authorisation, by any means capable of proving the date of receipt, within four months of the date of…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General framework for carrying out the tasks of the public service labour inspectorate

Article R8124-2

The ethical rules set out in this Code derive from the Constitution, in particular the Preamble to the Constitution of 1946, from France's international commitments, from the general principles of law…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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