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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to the control of groups

Article R356-5-2

Where a request by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution to a competent authority of another Member State to carry out on-site inspections of an insurance or reinsurance undertaking or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-50-1

The period provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 623-27 and given to the claimant to take civil or criminal action on the merits, or to lodge a complaint with the public prosecutor, is twen…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-56-1

The Steering Committees are chaired by the school's Chief Executive Officer or his representative.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-58-1

The Steering Committees meet at least once a year at the invitation of the Managing Director. Minutes of the work of the Steering Committee are signed by its Chairman and submitted to the next Board o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-55-1

I. - The Steering Committee of the Ecole Nationale de Ski et d'Alpinisme comprises :1° Members by right :a) The Director General or his representative ;b) The deputy director of the National Ski and M…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-51-1

Where the judge has made the seizure subject to the provision of guarantees by the claimant, these must be provided before the seizure is carried out. On pain of nullity and damages against the bailif…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-53-1

The president of the judicial court may order, in the light of the seizure report, any measure to complete the proof of the alleged acts of infringement.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Monitoring and control of posted workers

Article R1263-11-5

When the provision of services relates to work carried out on a building or public works site, the decision of the Regional Director of Enterprises, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment is…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Status and missions of Pôle emploi

Article R5312-5-1

The request for a rescript, from an employer concerning one of its corporate officers or a person holding a corporate office, as provided for in Article L. 5312-12-2, shall include a precise and compl…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Trade union rights.

Article D6152-73-5

On presentation of their invitation, union representatives are granted leave of absence when they are called upon to sit on the Board of Governors or when they take part in working meetings convened b…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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