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Showing 51515160 of 60663 articles for Art. s. R 237-2 · R 237-8 · R 237-9 · R 247-4

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-41-3

The Chairman of the Enforcement Committee will examine whether the application meets the conditions set out in Articles R. 621-41-1 and R. 621-41-2. If it does, the procedure is governed by article R.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation and prior declaration

Article R331-4-1

Any competition, meeting, demonstration or public event other than those provided for in articles R. 331-4, R. 331-6, R. 331-20 and R. 331-46, in a sport for which no federation has been delegated and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Board of Directors.

Article R1142-44

The duties of a full or alternate member of the Board of Directors are performed free of charge. Notwithstanding the previous paragraph, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and, where applicable, h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Board of Directors.

Article R1142-45

The Board of Directors meets at least three times a year when convened by its Chairman. The Board is convened automatically when requested to do so by the Minister for Health or by at least one third…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Board of Directors.

Article R1142-43

In addition to the Chairman, the Board of Directors comprises:1° Eleven members representing the State: a) Four representatives of the ministers responsible for health and social action; b) One repres…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Board of Directors.

Article R1142-42

The Chairman of the Board of Directors is appointed for a period of three years, renewable once, by decree issued on the proposal of the Minister for Health.The age limit for the Chairman is sixty-sev…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-28

Unless the knowledge they have acquired in the course of their professional experience is such as to make such verification unnecessary, the persons mentioned in article R. 811-27 shall appear before…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Agreement on assistance in switching to part-time work

Article R5123-40

The supplementary allowance referred to in 4° of article L. 5123-2 is granted to employees who accept the transformation of their full-time job into a job where the working time is at least one fifth…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Setting up and closing down the social and economic committee

Article R2313-4

When one of the employers mandated by the others takes a decision on the determination of the number and perimeter of separate establishments in application of article L. 2313-8, it shall bring this t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the Board of Directors (R)

Article R1424-16

In application of article L. 1424-29, the board of directors settles, through its deliberations, matters relating to the administration of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service.It se…

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