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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest and pre-trial detention

Article 137-4

…or may then, if the requisitions are motivated, in whole or in part, by the grounds provided for in 4° to 7° of Article 144 and they specify that he intends to apply the provisions of this paragraph,…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Member of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee and local representative

Article L2421-4

…tions in agriculture provided for in Article L. 717-7 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code;4° Staff representative of an external company, appointed to the health, safety and working conditio…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Master plans, sector plans and regional plans for the organisation of missions

Article D711-43

…3° At the request of the majority of the members of the regional chamber of commerce and industry ; 4° On the occasion of a substantial change in the scope of intervention of the chambers of commerce…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Resources and expenditure of the social and economic committee

Article R2312-49

…sement by the employer of insurance premiums payable by the committee to cover its civil liability; 4° Voluntary contributions by employees of the company, for which the committee may determine the co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of authorisation

Article R6332-4

…to in 1° of Article L. 6123-5, in excess of 200 million euros, or cover at least 200,000 companies; 4° Are managed by a board of directors or have the bodies mentioned in 2° of article R. 6332-8 to en…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions authorising the organisers of sporting events and competitions to process personal data for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-6-1

I. - For the application of the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 333-1-4, La Française des Jeux implements automated processing of personal data relating to bettors and bets placed on s…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-9

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of chiropodists

Article R4322-35

All chiropodists are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions set out in article L. 1110-4 of this Code. The chiropodist must ensure that the persons assisting him or her are informed of the…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Special provisions applicable to inter-municipal tourist offices constituted in the form of a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article L134-6

…ular: 1° Subsidies ; 2° Specific subscriptions and offers of assistance ; 3° donations and legacies 4° The taxe de séjour or taxe de séjour forfaitaire defined in article L. 2333-26 of the Code généra…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the approval of agreements by employees in undertakings with fewer than eleven employees and in undertakings with between eleven and twenty employees without an elected representative on the social and economic committee.

Article R2232-11

…The place, date and time of the consultation; 3° The organisation and conduct of the consultation; 4° The text of the question relating to the approval of the agreement submitted for employee consult…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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