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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for maintaining sites

Article R6222-5

…the request, stating in a reasoned decision whether the site or sites in question may be maintained and for what period of time.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expenditure chargeable to the balance of the apprenticeship tax

Article L6241-5

…of association mentioned in article L. 442-5 of the Education Code or article L. 813-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code; b) Be authorised to receive national scholarship holders in accordance wi…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Rights of press publishers and press agencies

Article L218-5

…rnalists treated as such, within the meaning of articles L. 7111-3 to L. 7111-5 of the Labour Code, and other authors of works included in the press publications referred to in Article L. 218-1 of thi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair business-to-business commercial practices

Article L442-5

…ncial benefits granted by the seller expressed as a percentage of the net unit price of the product and increased by turnover tax, specific taxes relating to this resale and the price of transport. Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation

Article R4211-55

…n required to carry out the activities mentioned in article R. 4211-53 appoint a responsible person and one or more interim responsible persons to replace him/her, with the same powers and responsibil…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-5

The indicators defined in articles D. 1142-2 and D. 1142-2-1, as well as the level of results mentioned in article D. 1142-3, are made available to the Social and Economic Committee, at the intervals…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rules specific to the drawing of lots

Article D1411-58-7

For the renewal of each of the Boards of Directors mentioned in article L. 1411-5-2, lots shall be drawn to determine, from among the persons called upon to appoint a single member or an odd number of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rules specific to the drawing of lots

Article D1411-58-6

…by the draw. Each of the persons called upon to take part in the renewal of the Board of Directors and concerned by the designation by drawing lots, may designate a representative to attend.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rules specific to the drawing of lots

Article D1411-58-8

…number of members as mentioned in article D. 1411-58-7. The number of ballot papers marked "woman" and the number marked "man" is determined in such a way that the parity rule defined in the first pa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rules specific to the drawing of lots

Article D1411-58-9

The drawing of lots is recorded in minutes signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors and by the representative of the Minister for Health who was present. The minutes are sent to each of the pe…

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