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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-27

When the companies mentioned in article D. 3141-26 are affiliated to an institution equivalent to the paid leave funds in the country where they are established, they must prove that they are up to da…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L533-26

…The persons who effectively manage the business of the firm within the meaning of Article L. 532-2 .4 and the members of the board of directors, the supervisory board, the management board or any othe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Periodic inspections

Article R4323-27

The safety register and reports may be kept and stored on any medium under the conditions set out in Article L. 8113-6.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Court-ordered liquidation and compulsory compensation for damages

Article R623-26

…before the judicial court, with a view to the hearing set pursuant to the provisions of Article R. 623-8, in the form laid down for incidental claims and within the time limit set by the judge for re…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-26

The classification, labels and aid awarded in year n are renewed in year n + 1. When general measures taken by the public authorities to prohibit or restrict access to cinematographic establishments a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation at national level

Article R1114-27

…up to draw up a charter of values which the associations approved at national level and, where applicable, in their regional representation undertake to respect as part of their membership of the nati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R722-27

The declaration of interests and any updates thereto shall be kept for a period of five years from the end of the duties for which they were submitted, at which time they shall be destroyed, with due…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-26

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions for application of this chapter, in particular : 1° The model report referred to in Article L. 3512-7 ; 2° The conditions for application…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-27

I.-The Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique may reject as inadmissible an application referred to it where:1° The subject of the application does not fall within its j…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Driving self-propelled mobile work equipment and lifting work equipment

Article D4153-26

It is forbidden to assign young people to drive motor quadricycles and agricultural or forestry tractors that are not fitted with a roll-over protection structure, or with this structure in the folded…

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