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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-1-3

For the purposes of implementing articles L. 8272-1 to L. 8272-4, the representative of the State in the département shall receive a copy of the official reports of offences constituting illegal emplo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Content of agreements.

Article L3323-1

The profit-sharing agreement determines : 1° The conditions under which employees are informed of the application of the provisions of this Title ; 2° The nature and terms of management of the rights…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Decision by the commission imposing a personal recovery plan without compulsory liquidation

Article L741-1

…sed situation defined in the second paragraph of article L. 724-1 and only owns assets mentioned in 1° of the same article L. 724-1, the commission shall impose a personal recovery without judicial li…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L5134-112

…itution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 or by one of the bodies mentioned in article L. 5314-1 or in 1° bis of article L. 5311-4 or by the person mentioned in 2° of article L. 5134-19-1. An assessment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Canvassing in banking or financial matters

Article L353-1

The following offences are punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500 1° Any person who engages in the activity of canvassing for banking or financial services as defined in article L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1a: Registration of members of the dietetics profession

Article D4371-1-1

…rticles D. 4333-1 to D. 4333-6-1 are applicable to dieticians, subject to the following adaptations:1° In the second sentence of the first paragraph of article D. 4333-1, the words: "in article L. 433…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-1

The multiannual contract of objectives and resources provided for in article L. 6114-1 covers all the activities of the health care organisation or of the holder of the authorisation issued by the Reg…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reporting obligations relating to certain occupational risk factors

Article L4163-2-1

…up lists of trades or activities particularly exposed to the occupational risk factors mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 4161-1 of this Code, with a view to the application of article L. 221-1-5 of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and authorisation

Article R2131-10-1

…L. 2131-4 and L. 2213-1, the multidisciplinary centres for prenatal diagnosis are responsible for: 1° To promote access to all prenatal diagnosis activities and to ensure their implementation by cons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R1418-1-1

I.-The national register mentioned in 4° of Article R. 1418-1 comprises three files: 1° The file relating to voluntary donors of haematopoietic stem cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells; 2° Th…

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