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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Agreements with host companies

Article R6223-11

If an apprentice is taken on by a company other than the one employing him, a tripartite agreement will be signed between the employer, the host company and the apprentice. The agreement specifies, in…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reduction in the number of candidates

Article R3123-11

The conceding authority may limit the number of candidates admitted to submit a tender. In this case, it sets, in the consultation documents, a minimum number of candidates admitted to submit a bid an…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R121-12

For the adoption of the amending resolutions provided for in 4° of article R. 121-9 and those relating to building leases provided for in 9° of the same article, recourse to a procedure for consulting…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-123

I.-If the application relates to the use of ionising radiation for medical purposes, the supporting documents to be included in the authorisation application file are supplemented by the information m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-11

The State services, public establishments and bodies entrusted with a public service mission, mentioned in article R. 1461-12, are authorised to process personal data from the national health data sys…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimated revenue and expenditure and accounts

Article D6162-11

For their application to cancer centres, articles D. 6143-39, R. 6145-6, R. 6145-10, R. 6145-29, D. 6145-32, D. 6145-34, R. 6145-40, R. 6145-65 and R. 6145-69 are adapted as follows: 1° In article D.…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-12

The Ordinary General Meeting may, acting under the conditions of quorum and majority of the Extraordinary General Meeting if the cooperative is constituted in the form of a public limited company, or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking whose registered office is outside the European Union

Article L356-12

In the case referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 356-2, where it considers that the group supervision carried out by the supervisory authority of the parent undertaking whose head office…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article 706-125

In other cases, the Investigating Chamber issues a judgment declaring the person not criminally responsible on the grounds of mental disorder by which: 1° It declares that there are sufficient charges…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of amounts credited to the automatic video publishing account

Article 611-12

Videogram publishers declare their turnover each month and, where applicable, provide any supporting documents.Turnover refers to the amount, excluding value added tax, of all sums, values, goods or s…

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