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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training)

Article R2272-6

The National Commission may set up working groups from among its members to study specific issues and call in experts.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Admission to the profession

Article R811-6

The other procedures for the election of judicial administrators to the national commission and in particular those for postal voting shall be determined by the bureau of the Conseil national des admi…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-6

The Agency makes available to the Minister for Health, the health agencies and the National Health Conference the information and data resulting from the observation and monitoring of the health of po…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-68

Shared donations (numbers 20 and 21 of table 5) give rise to the collection of a fee proportional:

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book IV: Organisations and special insurance schemes

Article R451-6

…to the Minister responsible for road safety, the monitoring commission referred to in article L. 451-5 comprises the following members: 1° The road safety delegate or his representative, who chairs t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Decision of the departmental cinematographic development commission

Article L212-10-2

…t if planning permission is not required. Authorisation is granted for a specific number of screens and seats. A new application for authorisation is required if the project undergoes substantial chan…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election of employee representatives

Article D112-21-1

…national du cinéma et de l'image animée, in accordance with the conditions laid down by Decree no. 2011-595 of 26 May 2011 on the conditions and procedures for implementing electronic Internet voting…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12-2

…by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée in application of article R. 212-12 specifies: 1° The technical specifications from which derogations are made; 2° The cinemas an…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-25-1

…ualisation of violence" group, points for each of the sequences in the game are awarded as follows: 1° The violence is disproportionate and gratuitous: 1 point; 2° The violence is crude and detailed i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Voluntary payment by the employer of wages and allowances due to a foreign employee not authorised to work

Article R8252-6

The employer of a foreign national who is not authorised to work shall pay the wages and allowances set out in article L. 8252-2 by any means within the period specified in article L. 8252-4. He shall…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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