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

Article R225-50

The minutes of the meeting shall indicate the names of the members of the Supervisory Board who are present, deemed to be present within the meaning of the third paragraph of article L. 225-82, excuse…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Aid for medical students

Article D1511-54

The annual amount of the study and professional project allowance, provided for in II of article L. 1511-8 of this code, allocated by the local authorities, alone or jointly, may not exceed the annual…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Information for the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R519-58

No later than 31 July each year, the association shall send the report referred to in II of Article L. 519-13 to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. This report contains a copy of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-5

In the absence of an agreement or arrangement as referred to in article L. 3142-14, the employee shall inform the employer by any means that provides a date certain, at least fifteen days before the s…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional organisation

Article R821-51

The regional council of statutory auditors sits in the principal town of the court of appeal and is designated by the name of that principal town. When regional companies are grouped together pursuant…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Procedures for designating healthcare professionals practising under the contractual scheme in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Mayotte

Article R4031-53

The healthcare professionals mentioned in article L. 4031-7 practising on a self-employed basis in Mayotte under the national agreements with the Union nationale des caisses d'assurance maladie mentio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public advertising

Article R5122-5

A schedule of periods for submitting the visa applications referred to in Article L. 5122-8 is set for each year, by decision of the Director General of the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Apprenticeship supervisors

Article R6226-5

The apprenticeship master appointed within the temporary work undertaking will monitor the apprentice throughout his or her training and ensure that he or she progresses, in liaison with the apprentic…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Data accessors

Article R142-5

Personal data and information recorded in the processing mentioned in Article R. 142-1 may also be accessed, under the conditions set out in Article L. 222-1 of the Internal Security Code:1° Agents of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article A230-5

When the first premium is paid, the insurer must provide the policyholder with the insurance certificate provided for in article L. 223-13 of the new French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code for the per…

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