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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Chairman of the Board of Directors

Article R6123-12

…of Directors is appointed for three years, in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 6123-7.II - The Chairman of the Board of Directors :1° Chairs the discussions of the Board of Directo…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Advisory procedure

Article 122-6

…advisory committee is required, the Chairman of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée may also consult, if he considers it useful, any person whose opinion he feels would help him in his…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Access to detention facilities

Article L744-12

…ament elected in France are authorised to visit places of administrative detention at any time.They may be accompanied by one or more journalists holding the professional identity card mentioned in ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Placement under electronic surveillance

Article 723-12

The sentence enforcement judge may at any time appoint a doctor to verify that the implementation of the procedure mentioned in the first paragraph of article 723-8 does not pose a health risk to the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Examination of the application

Article 1221-1

A guardianship judge hearing the case of a minor may check with the juvenile court judge whether educational assistance proceedings have been opened and ask the latter to send him copies of documents…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Examination of the application

Article 1220-3

The guardianship judge may only rule on a petition concerning a protected adult of full age and relating to the protection of his person after having heard or called the latter unless the hearing is l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Doors and gates

Article R4224-12

Doors and gates are maintained and inspected regularly. If falling doors or gates may present a danger to workers, particularly due to their size, weight or fixing method, the frequency of inspections…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Promotion

Article R113-12

…framework of the management guidelines adopted by the institution, the institution's contract staff may be promoted to a higher step or grade, or promoted within a job category. Promotions are propose…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Firm prices

Article R2112-12

In contracts with instalments, the price of each instalment may be discounted under the conditions set out in articles R. 2112-10 and R. 2112-11. This discounting is carried out on the basis of the ec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Guaranteed minimum.

Article L3231-12

…of article L. 3231-4. It is used in particular to assess benefits in kind. This guaranteed minimum may be raised, by regulation, to a higher level than that resulting from the application of the firs…

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