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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application of collective bargaining agreements

Article 122-11

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée ensures that beneficiaries of financial aid comply with their obligations regarding the application of collective labour agreements to which they are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General powers

Article R6144-1

…n matters on which the hospital technical committee is also consulted; these matters are as follows:1° The draft resolutions mentioned in article L. 6143-1 ; 2° The strategic orientations of the estab…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Submission of applications for planning permission equivalent to a business licence.

Article R752-10-1

For any retail development project involving a sales area of between 3,000 m2 and 10,000 m2 and once the application file has been registered, the secretariat of the departmental commission forwards t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of elections.

Article L2314-10

Partial elections are organised at the initiative of the employer if an electoral college is no longer represented or if the number of full members of the Social and Economic Committee staff delegatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Members of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee

Article L2434-1

Breaking the employment contract of an employee who is a member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee, a candidate for this position or a former member of the staf…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition and operation.

Article R6313-1

…tment, a committee for urgent medical aid, permanent care and medical transport ensures the quality of the distribution of urgent medical aid, the organisation of permanent care and its adjustment to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Operation

Article L23-114-1

The employer shall allow the employee member of the regional cross-industry joint committee the time required to carry out his duties, up to a limit which, save in exceptional circumstances, may not e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Responsibilities

Article L23-113-1

The inter-professional regional joint committees are responsible for:1° To provide employees and employers with any useful information or advice on the legal provisions or agreements applicable to the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Freedom of establishment.

Article D221-13-1

The competent authority referred to in Articles 7 and 8 of Order 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions, responsible for the alert mec…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-17-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 612-4, R. 612-19 and R. 612-48, a patent application may only contain more than one independent claim of the same category (product, process, device…

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