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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Structures for integration through economic activity.

Article L5132-4

…ctures for integration through economic activity that may enter into agreements with the State are :1° Integration companies ;2° Entreprises de travail temporaire d'insertion ;3° Intermediary associat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reporting of positions

Article L420-16

I. - Trading venue managers : 1° Publish a weekly report presenting the aggregate positions held by the different categories of persons mentioned in IV for the different commodity derivatives, the uni…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Economic and social measures

Article R3231

The départements may award an operating grant to the local structures of representative trade union organisations which have legal personality and which carry out missions of general interest at dépar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Management posts

Article R1432-69

…after consulting the National Steering Committee of the Regional Health Agencies, for each agency: 1° The group to which it belongs; 2° The number of management posts; 3° The level or levels of the c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Breach of contract.

Article L1237-16

This section does not apply to terminations of employment contracts resulting from : 1° Agreements resulting from the negotiations mentioned in articles L. 2242-20 and L. 2242-21 ; 2° Employment prote…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Advances and loans

Article R2337-2

As an exception to the provisions of article R. 2336-1, advances may be granted to cover additional expenditure imposed during a financial year by circumstances that could not be foreseen when the rev…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employment contract

Article R7123-1

…s, no later than two working days after the mannequin is made available.This contract shall include:1° The date of issue of the availability contract provided for in Article L. 7123-17 ;2° The qualifi…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and organisation.

Article R2112-7

The departmental service must have : 1° One full-time midwife or the equivalent for every 1,500 children born alive during the previous calendar year to parents residing in the department; 2° One full…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter V: Professional secrecy

Article L415-1

The agents mentioned in article L. 411-1 and the persons mentioned in article L. 412-3 are bound by professional secrecy with regard to facts, acts or information of which they may have knowledge by r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R1261-1

The employers referred to in articles L. 1262-1 and L. 1262-2 are subject, for their seconded employees, including models and artistic and technical staff of entertainment companies, to the legal prov…

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