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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Individual employers

Article D6331-71

…the last paragraph of Article D. 6331-69 is exceeded or if the specific body referred to in Article L. 6331-60 malfunctions, the Minister responsible for vocational training sends the specific body an…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification.

Article D325-7

…n one month of receiving the complete application for classification, the body mentioned in Article L. 141-2 will take the decision to classify the property in the category for which the assessing bod…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-78

…ay be given to vote on behalf of the signatory to a proxy appointed under the conditions of Article L. 225-106, the provisions of which are reproduced in this document;3° That, if new resolutions are…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-7

…ompanies involved in the merger decide otherwise under the conditions provided for in II of Article L. 236-10, the shareholder information provided for in the fifth paragraph of I of Article L. 236-9…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Continuing training

Article D1442-7

…ceed two weeks in any one calendar year.The authorisations for absence referred to in 2° of article L. 1442-2 are granted to employees at their request as soon as they are appointed.The employee repre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession

Article R821-75

The audits referred to in Article L. 821-9 are carried out at least every six years, in accordance with the guidelines, framework and procedures defined by the Haut conseil du commissariat aux comptes…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the fight against nosocomial infections

Article R6111-7

The action programme mentioned in articles L. 6144-1 and L. 6161-2 includes a section on measures to be implemented to combat nosocomial infections. In order to ensure its implementation, an operation…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Control of the performance of the partnership contract by the purchaser

Article R2234-7

At the end of the contract, the audit referred to in article L. 2234-2 will focus in particular on the final construction and operating costs of the project, the quality of the services provided under…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings.

Article D421-7

The declarations of threshold crossing provided for in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 421-9 shall indicate separately the number of shares and the number of voting rights held in the market u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Compensation for victims of injury resulting from contamination by the hepatitis C virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R1221-76

…inistrative or judicial court in order to exercise the right to subrogation provided for in Article L. 1221-14 against persons liable in any way whatsoever to pay compensation in full or in part.

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