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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-10

The examination panel for access to the traineeship is composed as follows:1° A magistrate of the judiciary or an adviser to the Court of Cassation or an advocate general to that court, in extraordina…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R4421-10

…ction meeting, sets the venue of the meeting and specifies the agenda. In urgent cases, this period may be reduced to five days.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Designation of external companies and their representatives.

Article R4523-10

…pany selected must: 1° Organise the appointment of representatives of the employees or, as the case may be, of the management of his company to the extended health, safety and working conditions commi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Public transport of regional interest

Article R1614-109

…rvices is equal to the sum necessary to ensure the balance of the SNCF's certified account, for the 2000 financial year, relating to the regional passenger services of that region, excluding non-recur…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions relating to aid for the creation and distribution of short cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 918-4

…warded in 2020 and 2021, the fifteen-month period referred to in the first paragraph of article 411-29 is increased to twenty-four months. This provision also applies to grants awarded in 2019 for whi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 7: Executors.

Article 1031

The authorisations mentioned in articles 1030 and 1030-1 are given by the testator for a period which may not exceed two years from the opening of the will. An extension of up to one year may be grant…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Public information.

Article R513-10-15

…he previous article shall submit a request by post to the address mentioned in 6° of article R. 513-10-5 or by fax or electronically to the contact details mentioned in 9° of the same article, specify…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4412-96

…party: the head of the user company, referred to in Article R. 4511-1 and in Decree No. 77-1321 of 29 November 1977 on work carried out in an establishment by an external company, or the contracting…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the Alsace Public Fire and Rescue Establishment

Article L1424-99

The fire and rescue services in Alsace may decide, by concordant deliberations of their board of directors, to create a public fire and rescue establishment of Alsace. The provisions of section 5 of t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compensation for loss of revenue

Article 917-13

…ancial support for film distribution in respect of cinematographic works released in cinemas from 1 July 2020 and distributed by them.

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