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Showing 14911500 of 61016 articles for Art. CE 9-5-2019 n° 426431 and 426434

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 910-1

…onations granted directly or indirectly to religious associations within the meaning of articles 18 and 19 of the Law of 9 December 1905 on the separation of the Churches and the State, to congregatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-9

…ifted, it notifies the director of the establishment by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The Director will inform the Commission of the date on which the measure will be lifted.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-9

The campaign for the local referendum shall open at midnight on the second Monday preceding the poll. It shall close at midnight on the eve of the poll. It is organised by the territorial authority th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article L1142-9

…egotiations on professional equality provided for in 2° of article L. 2242-1 also cover appropriate and relevant corrective measures and, where applicable, the annual or multi-year programming of fina…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-9

When the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer finds that the level of results referred to in Article D. 1142-3 has been below seventy-five points for three years, he or she will send a report on thi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General parity rules

Article R1411-58-5

Where an alternate member is provided, the full member and the alternate member shall be of different genders.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-92

Members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board, as well as any person invited to attend meetings of these bodies, are bound by discretion with regard to information of a confidential nature and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-90

Without prejudice to the liability of the party concerned, the agreements referred to in Article L. 225-86 and entered into without the prior authorisation of the Supervisory Board may be cancelled if…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-91

Under penalty of nullity of the contract, members of the Management Board and members of the Supervisory Board, other than legal entities, are prohibited from contracting, in any form whatsoever, loan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-93

In the event of the opening of receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings, pursuant to Titles III and IV of Book VI, the persons referred to in these provisions may be made liable for the comp…

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