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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation to take positive action to seek employment.

Article R5411-12

The genuineness and seriousness of the steps taken by the jobseeker are assessed in the light of the applicant's situation and that of the local labour market.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-12

…egate this task to agents under his hierarchical authority. The persons mentioned in article L. 232-11 may take biological samples intended to reveal the use of prohibited methods or to detect the pre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4746-1

…ch; (b) Not accompanied by the instructions provided for in Article 8(7), Article 10(4) and Article 11(2) of the same Regulation, or accompanied by instructions that are incomplete or not written in F…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-1

Investment services providers, other than portfolio management companies, authorised in France, intermediaries authorised by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution for clearing, administ…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Interest on arrears, flat-rate compensation and additional compensation for recovery costs

Article L2192-13

From the day following the expiry of the payment period or the due date stipulated in the contract, late payment shall give rise, ipso jure and without further formality, to interest on arrears, the r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Responsibilities

Article L2316-1

The central company social and economic committee exercises the powers that concern the general running of the company and that exceed the limits of the powers of the heads of establishments.It alone…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Profits

Article L232-14

A dividend increase of up to 10% may be granted by the Articles of Association to any shareholder who can prove that, at the end of the financial year, the shares have been registered in his name for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article R225-47

An attendance register is kept which is signed by the members of the supervisory board attending the board meeting and which mentions the names of the members of the supervisory board deemed to be pre…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 916-40

Aid is awarded and its amount is determined, up to a limit of €800,000 per company or organisation, taking into consideration:1° The following general criteria:a) The project's suitability for the obj…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-34

During the examination of marketing authorisation applications, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may order any investigative measure he d…

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