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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Sociétés anonymes d'assurance, de capitalisation et de réassurance.

Article L322-4-7

In the event that the Chairman of the Board of Directors ceases to hold office, following a decision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution to oppose his appointment pursuant to Artic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Sociétés anonymes d'assurance, de capitalisation et de réassurance.

Article L322-4-6

In the event of one or more directors elected by the employees ceasing to hold office, following a decision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution to oppose their election, pursuant t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Sociétés anonymes d'assurance, de capitalisation et de réassurance.

Article L322-4-5

In the event of one or more members of the Supervisory Board ceasing to hold office, following a decision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution to oppose their appointment pursuant t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Applicable regulations.

Article L1262-4-2

Article L. 1262-4-1 does not apply to individuals who contract with a service provider established outside France for their personal use, that of their spouse, their partner in a civil solidarity pact…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-4-2

I.-It is punishable by a fine of €3,750 to knowingly delete or modify, for purposes other than research, any item of information referred to in article L. 331-11, through personal intervention that do…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 12: The draft plan.

Article R631-34-4

The articles R. 626-7 and R. 626-8, relating to the consultation of creditors, and Subsection 4 of Section 1 of Chapter VI of Title II of this Book, relating to the settlement of public claims, are ap…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Elections and operation of Disciplinary Boards of First Instance

Article R4124-5

The election of the Disciplinary Boards of First Instance shall take place no later than four months after the date of the election of the Regional and Inter-Regional Councils, under the conditions la…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Assessment of refusal of care

Article D4122-4-3

The committees referred to in article D. 4122-4-2 each comprise thirteen members:1° The President of the Conseil national de l'ordre or his representative ;2° Six doctors, dental surgeons or midwives…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms and conditions of judicial supervision

Article R17-4-1

Where judicial supervision includes the obligation set out in 8° of article 138, the provisions of articles R. 131-3 to R. 131-4-1 of the Penal Code are applicable. The certificate they contain serves…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Successive contracts in the same position.

Article L1244-4-1

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded in application of article L. 1244-4, the waiting period does not apply:1° Where the fixed-term employment contract is con…

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