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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R1431-5

The employees' representatives on the Conseil supérieur de la prud'homie are :1° Four members nominated by the Confédération française démocratique du travail (CFDT) ;2° Three members nominated by the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of traineeships

Article R6341-5

…ponsible for the course; 8° Installation of premises; 9° Financial, technical and pedagogical control.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Establishments manufacturing, importing or distributing medicated feed.

Article R5142-58

In establishments authorised to distribute medicated feed, the following information is recorded: 1° The date of acquisition, transfer or issue ; 2° The trade name or, failing that, the nature and qua…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Credit for hours worked

Article R2123-5

…eputy or municipal councillor who deputizes for the mayor under the conditions laid down by article L. 2122-17 is, for the duration of the substitution, that provided for by I of this article for the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisation and operation of disciplinary chambers of first instance and national disciplinary chambers.

Article R4126-5

In all proceedings, the President of the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance and the President of the National Disciplinary Chamber may, by reasoned order, without prior inquiry: 1° take note of wi…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIa: Fixed fine procedure

Article R49-5

The automatic increase in fixed fines provided for in the second paragraph of Article 529-2 and the second paragraph of Article 529-5 is recorded by the officer of the public prosecutor's office, who…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mission of emergency medical services.

Article R6311-5

In addition to their tasks directly linked to the provision of emergency medical aid, the emergency medical aid services participate in health education, prevention and research. They also participate…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Decisions.

Article R464-5

The procedure referred to in IV of Article L. 464-2 is carried out by means of a request addressed either to the Director General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control or to the General R…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism Guidance Council

Article D561-51

…preventive and repressive measures; 2° Promote consultation with the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 with regard to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, in order to impr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Equity securities.

Article R228-52

…ance or the public limited company Natexis or any company it controls within the meaning of Article L. 233-3; 13° The unamortised amount, at the time of issue, of debt securities previously issued; 14…

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