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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-18

…wo weeks after the date of delivery. The suspension period prior to the presumed date of childbirth may be increased by a maximum of four weeks. The period of twenty-two weeks following childbirth is…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the implementation by organisers of profit-making sporting events of automated processing of personal data for the purposes of Article L. 332-1

Article R332-18

…rights of access and rectification provided for in articles 39 and 40 of the law of 6 January 1978 may be exercised directly with the data controller.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Counting of votes

Article D4233-18

…the election of the officers of the Central Council of Section E. No member of the Central Council may hold more than one proxy.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-180

I.-Options may be granted, under the same conditions as in Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-179 above: 1° Either for the benefit of members of the salaried personnel of companies or economic interest gro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds.

Article D214-188

…of unitholders and ensure that they are treated equally, the fund rules or articles of association may, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 214-146, set a ceiling on redemptions of units o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Funds of hedge funds.

Article D214-184

…the interests of unitholders and ensure equal treatment, the fund rules or articles of association may, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 214-141, set a ceiling on redemptions of units o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6252-18

…hments, in matters falling within the authority's remit. Within this framework, the local authority may join a public body governed by foreign law or participate in the capital of a legal entity gover…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6352-18

…r public establishments, in matters falling within the authority's remit. Within this framework, it may join a public body governed by foreign law or participate in the capital of a legal entity gover…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6461-18

The territorial council may use local semi-public companies and semi-public companies governed by the loi n° 46-860 du 30 avril 1946 tendant à l'établissement, au financement et à l'exécution de plans…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of hazardous mixtures

Article R1342-18

The information contained in the declaration referred to in article R. 1342-13 may only be used to respond to requests for information aimed at preventing the effects of the substances or mixtures con…

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