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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Automatic processing of personal data entitled "Support for assessing the minority of persons declaring themselves to be minors and temporarily or permanently deprived of the protection of their family".

Article R142-42

The automated processing of personal data to support the assessment of the minority of persons declaring themselves to be minors and temporarily or permanently deprived of the protection of their fami…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : The Metropolitan Council

Article L3631-4

The President of the Metropolitan Council is elected by secret ballot, by an absolute majority of the members of the Metropolitan Council. If this election is not obtained after the first two ballots,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Contribution of the personal training account to the individual right to training of local elected representatives

Article R6323-45

The personal training account may be used by its holder, in addition to the rights available under the individual training entitlement for local elected representatives mentioned inarticle L. 1621-3 o…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-4

The institutions for occupational retirement provision referred to in Article L. 370-1 are subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and, where applicable, by othe…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for approval

Article R212-45

Any substantial modification made by a cinema operator to an approved formula is subject to an amending approval issued for the remaining period of validity of the initial approval.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope and implementation.

Article L2341-4

A European Works Council or an information and consultation procedure is set up in Community-scale undertakings or groups of undertakings in order to guarantee employees' right to information and cons…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Entitlement to benefits.

Article L6342-4

The rights to social security benefits of an employee who has benefited from unpaid leave for continuing vocational training are guaranteed under the same conditions as those that applied prior to the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions applicable to Mayotte.

Article R920-4

References made, by provisions of the present code applicable to Mayotte, to other articles of the present code, concern only those articles made applicable to Mayotte with the adaptations provided fo…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R4313-4

The audited accounts referred to in article L. 4313-3 are audited by a statutory auditor for bodies subject to the obligation to certify their accounts and by the chairman of the body in question, for…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-9

If the person in respect of whom habilitation has been granted performs alone an act the performance of which was entrusted to the habilitated person, the act is void ipso jure without it being necess…

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