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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : The EC quality assurance system for supervised production

Article R4313-69

The notified body checks, by means of surveillance, that the manufacturer duly fulfils the obligations arising out of the approved quality assurance system.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition of the field of fitting professions

Article D4364-6

Any person who fits sick or disabled people with custom-made orthotic or orthopaedic appliances or mass-produced orthotic or orthopaedic appliances is considered to be practising the profession of ort…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R7345-6

The Board of Directors may only validly deliberate if at least half of its members are present. If the quorum is not reached, the Board is reconvened with the same agenda within a fortnight. It then d…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-136

Where, in the cases mentioned in Article 25(6) of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017, the investigating judge hearing the information refuses to relinquish jurisdi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Risk of attack.

Article A431-6

The reinsurance of risks relating to acts of terrorism and terrorist attacks referred to in Article L. 431-10 are recorded in the accounts of the Caisse Centrale de Réassurance in a separate account.…

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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 D1142-6

The corrective measures and, where applicable, the programming of financial measures to catch up on salaries, provided for in article L. 1142-9, must be implemented as soon as the result level mention…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Protests.

Article R511-6

For each protest of which a copy has been received, the court clerk shall also draw up a sheet containing the following information: the surname in capital letters, forenames, company or business name…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Company management.

Article R622-6

When the official receiver rules on an application for authorisation submitted by the debtor pursuant to II of Article L. 622-7, the court clerk shall summon the debtor, the administrator, where one h…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-11

I.-The AMF establishes and applies limits on the size of a net position that a person may hold at any time: 1° In agricultural commodity derivatives within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-12

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall not impose more restrictive limits than those provided for in Article L. 420-11, unless, exceptionally, such limits are objectively justified and proportionat…

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