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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Territorial health councils .

Article R1434-33

…areas of competence of the Regional Health Agency, comprising at least six and at most ten members;3° College of local authorities or their groupings, from the health democracy territory concerned, c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-9

…ief Executive Officer within the limits it determines, with the exception of those mentioned in 2°, 3°, 5°, 7°, 9°, 10°, 11°, 12°, 13°, 16°, 17° and 20° of I of article R. 6123-8. The Chief Executive…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and mandate

Article R112-2

The members of the Board of Directors mentioned in 3°, 4°, 5° and 6° of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 3: The family council

Article 1234

…of right if requested: 1° Either by two of its members; 2° Either by the tutor or subrogated tutor; 3° Or by the minor himself aged sixteen or over; 4° Or by the protected adult. The family council is…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other consequences

Article L232-23-5

…rst violation in the cases provided for in the penultimate paragraph of I of article L. 232-23-3-8; 3° possibly obtained in disregard of the suspension in the cases provided for in IV of article L. 23…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Electronic money issuers

Article L572-14

…a period of up to five years, in accordance with the provisions of article 131-27 of the same code;3° Closure, for a maximum of five years, of the establishments or one or more establishments of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-10

In order to encourage the creation or expansion of economic activities in the regional aid areas delimited by Decree no. 2022-968 of 30 June 2022 on regional aid areas and investment aid areas for sma…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-26

I.-Without prejudice to Articles R. 356-20 to R. 356-20-3, the Solvency Capital Requirement of a subsidiary referred to in Article R. 356-24 is calculated in accordance with the provisions of this Art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-19

…auction for a total period of at least seven years, are exempt from the conditions provided for in 3°, 4° and 5° of article R. 321-18, by decision of the Conseil des maisons de vente, if they pass th…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Brevet professionnel de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (vocational qualifications in youth, popular education and sport)

Article D212-27-1

…of I of article L. 612-3 of the Education Code ; 2° Hold the baccalaureate on entry to the course; 3° Satisfy the prerequisites for entry into training specific to each diploma; 4° Meet the following…

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