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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Managing Director

Article R5315-8

The Managing Director is appointed by decree on the joint proposal of the supervisory ministers. The Director General: 1° Prepares, co-signs and executes the contract of objectives and performance pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various partnerships formed for the joint practice of the profession

Article R814-93

A partner who has been struck off or withdrawn from the list pursuant to Article L. 811-6, of article L. 811-12, article L. 812-4 or article L. 812-9 loses his status as a partner and ceases to carry…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

Article R4413-8

…ravel and subsistence allowances calculated in accordance with the conditions set out in the décret n° 2006-781 du 3 juillet 2006 fixant les conditions et les modalités de règlement des frais occasion…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-9

The distribution company guarantees a financial investment taking the form of: 1° In the case mentioned in article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: The national information system common to the regional joint cross-industry committees

Article R6323-21-8

France Compétences is responsible for the processing of personal data implemented by means of the joint national information system referred to in Article R. 6323-21-7.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 9-1

The limitation period for public prosecution of the crime provided for in Article 214-2 of the Penal Code, where it has led to the birth of a child, runs from the age of majority of the child.As an ex…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-9

A magistrate, responsible for monitoring the implementation and updating of the automated processing of personal data mentioned in article 230-6 and appointed for this purpose by the Minister of Justi…

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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 L1142-9

In companies with at least fifty employees, when the results obtained by the company with regard to the indicators mentioned in article L. 1142-8 are below a level defined by decree, the negotiations…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-9

In the event of an epidemic occurring on national territory, the representative of the State with territorial jurisdiction organises health checks on travellers and means of sea and air transport at t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-9

In order to comply with the requirements set out in Articles R. 385-5 to R. 385-8, supplementary occupational pension funds shall make transparent any asset line whose book value exceeds 1% of the bal…

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