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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rules specific to the drawing of lots

Article D1411-58-7

…mbers whose term of office has been renewed under the conditions provided for in article R. 1411-58-13, those who appoint a woman or a man, or a greater number of women or a greater number of men.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-14

…when the société européenne implements a clause introduced pursuant to Articles L. 229-11 to L. 229-13, this price is set by agreement between the parties or, failing that, determined under the condit…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employment obligation.

Article L5212-2

All employers shall employ beneficiaries of the employment obligation mentioned in Article L. 5212-13 in a minimum proportion of 6% of their total workforce. This rate is reviewed every five years, wi…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 23: Animal feed

Article R412-39

…aph 4 of Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009, as amended, on the placing on the market and use of feed, and the annexes thereto.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Armed Forces Medical Corps

Article L5542-1

…of II of article L. 5126-7, of II of article L. 5141-10, of the last paragraph of article L. 5141-13-1, of the fourth paragraph of article L. 5143-2, of II of article L. 5146-1 and of II of article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-70

…nts; 4° Evacuation of agents in acco rd ance with the provisions of articles R. 4222-12 and R. 4222-13; 5° Use of appropriate methods for measuring the agents, in particular for the early detection of…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Ceremony of reception into French citizenship

Article 21-28

…tizenship for the persons residing in the department referred to in articles 21-2, 21-11, 21-12, 21-13-1, 21-13-2, 21-14, 21-14-1, 21-15, 24-1, 24-2 and 32-4 of this code as well as to Article 2 of Ac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article R5212-1-5

…ned in article L. 5212-2 when the decision provided for in 2°, 3°, 4°, 5° and 9° of article L. 5212-13, as appropriate, is notified. This certificate mentions the recognition of the status of benefici…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Measures to boost the promotion of cinematographic works abroad

Article 916-48

By way of derogation from articles 721-12 and 721-13, the amount of the sums entered in the automatic account of foreign sales undertakings for 2021 is equal to the average of the sums entered in thei…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Announcement of results and disputes relating to the election of consular judges.

Article R723-22

Votes are counted by the committee provided for in article L. 723-13. The results are announced publicly by the chairman of the committee. The list of elected candidates, drawn up in descending order…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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