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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Governance of investment firms

Article R533-18-2

The Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions shall have adequate access to the information and documents necessary to supervise and monit…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various partnerships formed for the joint practice of the profession

Article R814-84

…ted administrator or a judicial representative who is a partner practising within a company may not exercise his profession on an individual basis or as a member of another company, whatever its form.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article R333-3-1

…lusively or jointly control a sports company formed in application of article L. 122-1 or likely to exercise a significant influence over it, within the meaning ofArticle L. 233-17-2 of the French Com…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and content of the pharmaceutical record

Article R1111-20-1

…date on which the information provided for in I is actually delivered. This right to object can be exercised online via the Conseil national de l'ordre des pharmaciens portal or by post. If the right…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-43

…her significant item. Subsidiaries and other legal entities over which the health care organisation exercises control within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code or significant infl…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Despecialisation.

Article L145-53

Refusal to convert is sufficiently justified if the lessor provides evidence that he intends to take over the premises at the end of the current three-year period, either in application of articles L.…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Early termination of the contract.

Article L1251-28

Early termination of the assignment contract at the employee's initiative entitles the temporary employment agency to damages corresponding to the loss suffered. These provisions do not apply when the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for recognising the evidential value of documents containing personal health data created or reproduced in digital form and for destroying documents stored in a form other than digital

Article L1111-25

This section applies to documents containing personal health data produced, received or stored in the course of prevention, diagnosis, care, compensation for disability, prevention of loss of autonomy…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Civil liability insurance relating to a space operation

Article L176-4

The insured must pay the premium and costs at the agreed place and time. Failure to pay all or part of the premium by the due date entitles the insurer either to suspend cover or to request cancellati…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L213-32

The line producer transmits the operating account submitted to him in application of sub-section 1 of this section to the other co-producers, to the companies to which he is linked by a financing cont…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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