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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article D1423-66

…evoted to drafting the decisions and minutes referred to in f of 2° of Article R. 1423-55 may not exceed the periods set out in the table below: PURPOSE OF DRAFTING NUMBER OF COMPENSABLE HOURS Concili…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Poison control centre.

Article D6431-65

The poison control centre has sufficient premises and equipment to carry out its tasks around the clock. In particular, it has : 1° Means for receiving telephone calls, including lines accessible to t…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-69

I. - The sums distributable by a société de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable in respect of a financial year are made up of :1° Distributable income relating to income earned by…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 712-5

…artistic rights;3° Expenditure relating to the use of technical industries and other creative service providers, relating to filming, post-production and the preparation and production of animation;4…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Negotiating and formalising the commercial relationship

Article L441-5

A written agreement shall be drawn up, in compliance with articles L. 441-1 and L. 442-1 to L. 442-3, for any purchase of manufactured products, manufactured at the request of the purchaser with a vie…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-5

…require a copy thereof;3° Summon and hear any person likely to provide them with information ;4° Access business premises;5° Ask statutory auditors included on a list drawn up by the High Council aft…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic voting procedures

Article R2314-5

…legation of the social and economic committee may be carried out by electronic voting at the workplace or remotely. Without prejudice to the provisions relating to the pre-electoral agreement protocol…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Payment of training costs under the personal training account

Article D6323-5

I.-The educational costs and the costs associated with the validation of skills and knowledge relating to one of the actions mentioned in article L. 6323-6 taken by the employee, whether during workin…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-6

…urts for one or more statutory auditors to be disqualified for just cause. The provisions of the preceding paragraph apply, in the case of persons other than commercial companies, at the request of on…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: STAY IN FRANCE

Article R234-6

…he European Union citizen referred to in 1° of article L. 233-1 acquire a right to permanent residence on French territory before the end of the uninterrupted five-year period of legal residence provi…

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