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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3

If an employee is dismissed for a reason that is not genuine and serious, the judge may propose that the employee be reinstated in the company, while retaining his or her acquired benefits. If either…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Emergency care teaching centres and emergency first aid training

Article D6311-23

The emergency care teaching centre, the medical or health training and research unit or the Val-de-Grâce School authorises the trainers authorised to provide training to obtain the certificate of trai…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-3

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the incident and whose statutory purpose includes defending or assisting children at risk and victims of all forms…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-19

When the Commission is sitting to examine the requests mentioned in 3° of Article L. 6213-2 and in Article L. 6213-2-1, it meets in a restricted formation chaired by the Chairman or Vice-Chairman and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 501

When the court rules on an application for release in accordance with articles 148-1 and 148-2 as well as when it rules on an application to release or modify a judicial supervision order or house arr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater U

I. - 1. The credit institutions and finance companies mentioned in Article L. 511-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code which is liable for corporation tax, income tax or an equivalent tax, and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Transporting and receiving the body

Article R1261-2

When the death is declared, the copy of the declaration referred to in III of article R. 1261-1 kept by the donor and, where applicable, his donor card, shall be given to the civil registrar. The fune…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial assistance

Article R5134-63

The aid referred to in Article L. 5134-72 is paid monthly : 1° By the Agence de services et de paiement on behalf of the State ; 2° By the département or any body it mandates for this purpose, when th…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical health centres.

Article D6124-413

Each establishment has at least : 1° A medical office ; 2° An examination room ; 3° A dressing room and minor surgery room; 4° A radiology facility.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Representation of professional platform organisations

Article R7343-82

The declaration of candidacy of a professional organisation of distribution centres wishing to have its representativeness established at the level of the sector in question pursuant to Article L. 734…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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