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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management

Article R322-53-1

I. - The Board of Directors determines the direction of the company's business and oversees its implementation. Subject to the powers expressly attributed to the General Meeting and within the limits…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1 A: Steering policies to promote the employment of people with disabilities

Article L5214-1 B

…acement bodies by the association and fund mentioned in the first paragraph of this article; 5° The terms of the partnership that the maisons départementales des personnes handicapées (departmental ce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Reimbursement of expenses

Article R2123-22-1

Members of the town council entrusted with special mandates by their assembly may claim, on proof of the actual duration of the trip, firstly, payment of daily allowances intended to reimburse their a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Removal for therapeutic purposes.

Article R1241-2-1

…aemodynamic function. However, tissue and cell samples from a list established by order of the Minister for Health, made on the recommendation of the Director General of the Biomedicine Agency, may be…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions applicable to inter-municipal tourist offices constituted in a form other than that of a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R134-13

The decision of the decision-making body establishing an inter-municipal tourist office in a form other than that of an industrial and commercial establishment must at least set out : - the legal stat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Provisions relating to associated communes resulting from a merger with more than 100,000 inhabitants and delegated communes

Article R2113-19

…2113-17 as it stood prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales et aux communes déléguées mentionnées à l'article L. 2113-12 from the same law, when t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Duties and activities of pharmacies

Article L5125-1-1-1

The General Director of the Regional Health Agency shall suspend or prohibit the performance of preparations, other than those referred to in Article L. 5125-1-1, if the pharmacy does not comply with…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application of collective bargaining agreements

Article 122-11

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée ensures that beneficiaries of financial aid comply with their obligations regarding the application of collective labour agreements to which they are…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Decisions to award financial assistance

Article 121-1

In accordance with the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formal notice to the debtor

Article 1344-1

A formal notice to pay an obligation for a sum of money shall give rise to interest on arrears, at the legal rate, without the creditor being required to prove any prejudice.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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