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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conciliation.

Article R742-18

…erchant Navy and the Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs sets the conditions under which travel allowances will be paid to committee members and, for members other than active civil servants, ho…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-18

When several trade union organisations affiliated to the same union have submitted competing lists, the Minister responsible for health will inform the delegates of each of the lists concerned within…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R6223-18

The General Meeting is held at least once a year. It may also be convened at the request of one or more shareholders representing at least one third of the total number of shareholders or one third of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-18

The provisions of articles R. 1113-1 to R. 1113-9 relating to the responsibility of establishments for the property of patients are applicable to cosmetic surgery facilities.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186-1

The parties may also appeal the orders provided for by the ninth paragraph of Article 81, by Articles 82-1 and 82-3, and by the second paragraph of Article 156. In this case, the information file, or…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Title VIII bis: Property development contracts

Article 1831-1

A property development contract is a mandate of common interest whereby a person known as a "property developer" undertakes to the project owner to carry out, for an agreed price, by means of project…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compliance with environmental obligations

Article 122-18

Companies applying for financial assistance for the production of long or short cinematographic works or for the production of audiovisual works in the fiction or documentary genre must submit the fol…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article D325-18

All premises and facilities must comply with current planning, building, health and safety regulations, in particular the decree of 30 January 1978 on special building regulations for collectively man…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 212-18

Projects for original French-language works or, if at least two different languages are used, for works in which French or a regional language used in France is the most widely used language, are elig…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative organisation

Article R232-18

Without prejudice to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article R. 232-11, the Chairman of the Agency may delegate to the Secretary General and the Director of the Control Department, within the…

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