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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Economic solidarity groups.

Article L5132-15-2

In order to promote coordination, complementarity and the economic development of the territory and to guarantee the continuity of pathways to integration, a legal entity governed by private law may c…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Operation

Article L23-114-2

The exercise of the mandate of member of the Regional Joint Trade Committee may not be a reason for termination of the employment contract. The dismissal or termination of a fixed-term contract of a m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Respective responsibilities of the State and the region

Article L4383-2-1

…n from article L. 4383-2, the number of students or pupils mentioned in this article recruited to meet the needs of the armed forces and their distribution between the institutes or schools in each re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Childhood obesity prevention pathways-provisions common to health centres and nursing homes

Article D6323-25-1

…ntion pathway referred to in 7° of article L. 6323-1-1 and in article L. 6323-3 is made up of a basket of care, subject to medical prescription, which includes a physical activity assessment, as well…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for jobseekers

Article R5524-3

Articles R. 5422-1 and R. 5422-2 do not apply to Mayotte.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: FIA

Article L214-24

…Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011, known as "AIFs": 1° Raise capital from a number of investors with a view to investing it, in the interests of these i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Private security guards

Article R15-33-29-1

…with the exception of those required for the destruction of harmful animals under the conditions set out in

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Private security guards

Article R15-33-27-1

The private security guard is approved by order of the prefect for a renewable period of five years. The approval order specifies the nature of the offences that the private security guard is responsi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Procedure before the National Commission for Compensation for Detentions

Article R40-9

On receipt of the conclusions referred to in the previous article, the secretary of the commission shall send a copy to the public prosecutor at the Cour de cassation and, by registered letter with ac…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Specific insurance accounting policies and valuations

Article A343-1-2

For the purposes of this article, the duration of the liabilities of an insurance undertaking is a prudent estimate of the weighted average maturity of future payments relating to regulated commitment…

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