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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction of Disciplinary Boards of First Instance

Article R4126-9

…mediately forward the file to that chamber, in an order that is not reasoned, not subject to appeal and not res judicata.However, it has the power to reject complaints or applications that are manifes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction of Disciplinary Boards of First Instance

Article R4234-9

…the presidents concerned shall refer the matter to the president of the National Disciplinary Board and send him or her the application file. The presidents of the Disciplinary Divisions of first inst…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Suspension of performance of the employment contract

Article R6225-9

…circumstances allow, an investigation involving both parties. It informs the employer without delay and sends this proposal to the Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-9

When the committee, in application of article L. 3212-9, requires the psychiatric care measure to be lifted, it notifies the director of the establishment by registered letter with acknowledgement of…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties.

Article R325-9

…rder the deletion from the list of holiday village establishments on the grounds that the buildings and facilities have not been maintained or have been seriously inadequately maintained. He shall inf…

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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

…ees, 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 on professional equality provided for i…

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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 D1142-9

…he Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer finds that the level of results referred to in Article D. 1142-3 has been below seventy-five points for three years, he or she will send a report on this situ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-92

Members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board, as well as any person invited to attend meetings of these bodies, are bound by discretion with regard to information of a confidential nature and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-90

…prejudice to the liability of the party concerned, the agreements referred to in Article L. 225-86 and entered into without the prior authorisation of the Supervisory Board may be cancelled if they h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-91

Under penalty of nullity of the contract, members of the Management Board and members of the Supervisory Board, other than legal entities, are prohibited from contracting, in any form whatsoever, loan…

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