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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Administrative penalties.

Article R5426-17-1

If the jobseeker concerned wishes to contest the administrative penalty decision, he/she may initiate mediation with the Pôle emploi regional mediator under the conditions set out in Articles R. 213-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Disciplinary powers, relations with statutory auditors and cooperation

Article D783-9

…lumn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 612-53no. 2016-1026 of 26 July 2016D. 612-54 to D. 612-56No. 2010-218 of 3 March 2010D. 612-57no. 2014-1316 of 3 No…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Disciplinary powers, relations with statutory auditors and cooperation

Article D784-9

…lumn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 612-53no. 2016-1026 of 26 July 2016D. 612-54 to D. 612-56No. 2010-218 of 3 March 2010D. 612-57no. 2014-1316 of 3 No…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 909

…edical auxiliaries who have provided care to a person during the illness from which he or she dies, may not benefit from inter vivos or testamentary dispositions made in their favour during the course…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 905

…on the merits;4° Relates to one of the orders of the pre-trial judge listed in 1° to 4° of Article 795 ;5° Relates to a judgment ruling on a substantive issue and an objection under the ninth paragrap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-108

The Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, must send or make available to shareholders the documents necessary to enable them to make informed judgements on the management and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-10

…fore maturity; 4° Where applicable, the period during which the commitments covered by this chapter may not be surrendered; 5° The procedures for unwinding the investment at maturity referred to in ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Neurosurgery

Article R6123-103

Authorisation to carry out neurosurgical care activities may only be granted or renewed if the health establishment or health cooperation group can demonstrate, for neurosurgery, per site, an annual a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-8

…at :- 35% of the amount of expenditure incurred for cinematographic works released in cinemas on 14 October 2020;- 50% of the amount of expenditure incurred for cinematographic works released in cinem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation procedure

Article R1322-10

…ecutive years, a new verification, carried out under the conditions provided for in article R. 1322-9, is carried out before the installations are put back into service.

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