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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reporting requirements for therapeutic education programmes

Article R1161-5

I.-Where a programme is implemented without having been declared in advance, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency within whose jurisdiction the programme coordinator operates shall order…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Candidatures of professional employers' organisations

Article R2152-14

…oyee and the number per department of these companies employing a total of less than eleven employees.These declarations are drawn up in accordance with a model approved by the Minister for Employment…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Breach of contract.

Article L1237-12

The parties to the contract agree on the principle of a contractual termination during one or more meetings at which the employee may be assisted:1° Either by a person of his choice from the company's…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article L1271-12

…e company's employees may also benefit from this voucher in accordance with the same allocation rules. In this case, the payment voucher is issued with a face value which may not exceed an amount dete…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Groupings, agreements and commitments and commitments

Article L212-24

…212-22. Account is taken of the subscriber's position in the catchment area(s) in which it operates. Programming commitments approved by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-5

…tion, the statutory auditor(s) may draw up a written report for the shareholders of all the companies.The provisions of the third and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 236-9 and articles L. 236-14 and L…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Therapeutic use exemptions

Article R232-74

…it informs him that this application must be sent to the International Federation to which he belongs.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IX: Provisions specific to insurance and reinsurance undertakings covered by the Solvency II regime

Article R322-168

…n the previous paragraph, in particular the Chairman of the Board of Directors, as effective managers. These persons must have a sufficiently broad area of competence and powers over the company's act…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 311-81

…tribution from the television service publisher(s) meeting the condition laid down in 1° of Article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 412-13

…ber of short-length cinematographic works programmed during the reference period defined in article…

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