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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-108

The Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, must send or make available to shareholders the documents necessary to enable them to make informed judgements on the management and…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Elected member of the social and economic committee staff delegation or trade union representative on the social and economic committee

Article L2432-1

Breaking the employment contract of an employee who is an elected member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee, a candidate for the staff delegation to the social and economic c…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Insurance obligation for organisers of sporting events

Article L331-10

The organisation by any person other than the State of sporting events involving the participation of land motor vehicles is subject to the organiser taking out insurance cover. This insurance covers…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L2375-1

Obstructing either the establishment of a special negotiating body or a committee of the company resulting from the cross-border merger, whether or not set up by agreement, or the free appointment of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-12

When the licence to practice or the declaration of provision of services is issued, the pharmacy technician must have the language skills required to practice the profession and the knowledge of the s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Dental assistants

Article L4393-15

When the authorisation to practise or declaration of provision of services is issued, the dental assistant must have the language skills required to practise the profession and knowledge of the system…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial aid.

Article L5213-10

The State may grant financial assistance from the Fonds de Développement pour l'Insertion Professionnelle des Handicapés (Development Fund for the Professional Integration of the Disabled) to any empl…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-11

Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out inarticle 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences set out in this Title shall incur, in addition to the fine set out…

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

Article LO6252-16

International agreements relating to both areas of competence of the State and areas of competence of the local authority are, in cases where the first paragraph of Article LO 6251-15, negotiated and…

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

Article LO6461-17

The collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon may, with the agreement of the authorities of the Republic, be an associate member of the regional bodies mentioned in article LO 6461-14 or observer with…

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