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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Administrative, accounting and financial management of the personal training account

Article R6333-9

The Caisse des dépôts et consignations prepares an annual report on the administrative, accounting and financial management of the personal training account and sends it to France Compétences before 3…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3 : Conversion into a grant of part of the advances granted to finance the initial installation of digital projection equipment in cinemas

Article 916-24

In order to support the small exhibition sector, which has been particularly affected by the covid-19 epidemic and its economic and financial consequences, the part of the advances granted to operator…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article A742-9

The marking of the eligibility tests is organised in such a way as to preserve the anonymity of each candidate.Each composition is examined by two markers and given a mark from 0 to 20. Any mark below…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specific rules for calculating sums held in the automatic account for promotion abroad in 2023

Article 919-118

For the year 2023, the amount of the sums calculated for foreign sales companies for commercial representation in cinemas under the conditions set out in articles 721-12, 721-13 and 721-14 is increase…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair business-to-business commercial practices

Article L442-9

I. - It is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000 to artificially raise or lower either the price of goods or services, or of public or private items, in particular during remote…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article D3665-9

The President of the Lyon Metropolitan Council attaches the mandates and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in articles D. 1617-19 et D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the m…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exhibitions subject to authorisation

Article R4451-90

The level of exceptional exposure does not exceed 50 millisieverts over twelve consecutive months in terms of effective dose or equivalent dose to the lens of the eye, provided that the average annual…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-9

Employing an employee on a part-time basis without complying with the limits in terms of the number or duration of daily work breaks provided for by article L. 3123-30 orby an extended or approved col…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1233-9

I.-The mandate of a staff representative ends for the reasons and under the conditions provided for: 1° In the first paragraph of the Article 22 of Decree no. 2020-1427 of 20 November 2020 relating to…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-9

Within a maximum period of four months after the date of the examination, the chairman shall convene a meeting of the committee for the purpose of drawing up the list of officers for whom the committe…

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