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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing obligation for employers with fewer than eleven employees

Article L6331-2

The contribution referred to in Article L. 6331-1 is dedicated to financing :1° Work-linked training ;2° Professional development advice for employees in the private sector;3° Skills development for e…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the regional sports conference

Article R112-42

The Regional Sports Conference deliberates by a simple majority of the members present. However, when it adopts the territorial sports project or its revision, and when it is consulted in application…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Death certificate

Article R2213-1-1

…ntific research into the causes of death has been carried out under the conditions of article L. 1211-2 of the Public Health Code or a judicial autopsy has been ordered in accordance with article 230-…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Validation and controls carried out by the departmental or multidepartmental mutual benefit funds for agriculture (caisses départementales ou pluridépartementales de mutualité sociale agricole)

Article R123-286

…principal or secondary activity when it falls within the activities mentioned in 1° of Article L. 311-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Subscription

Article R313-8

If the attestation d'accueil is signed by a foreign national who is not exempt from the requirement to hold a residence permit, it will include, in addition to the information specified in article R.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Abolition of replacement income.

Article R5426-3

I.-The Director referred to in article R. 5312-26 shall withdraw the replacement income referred to in article L. 5421-1 for a limited period or definitively in accordance with the following procedure…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Orientation and placement

Article R5213-1

The steering of the actions of the public employment service and specialised placement bodies in terms of the professional integration of disabled people involves: 1° The State; 2° The public employme…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-3

The scale of remuneration and the methods of payment of remuneration are established by agreements specific to each branch of activity between the representative organisations of performers, producers…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L2311-1

The provisions of this Title apply to private-law employers and their employees.They also apply to1° Public industrial and commercial establishments ;2° Public administrative establishments when they…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Agreements to prevent the effects of exposure to certain occupational risk factors

Article L4162-1

I.-Employers with at least fifty employees, including the companies and public establishments mentioned in articles L. 2211-1 and L. 2233-1 employing at least fifty employees, as well as companies bel…

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