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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Tissue retrieval from living donors

Article R1241-3-2

…twin or, where the recipient has previously received a haematopoietic stem cell donation from them and the graft has been confirmed on the basis of the lymphocyte production induced, on their brother…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-32-2

…L. 228-29-7-3 facilitate the exercise by shareholders of their rights are set out in Articles 5, 6 and 8 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1212 of 3 September 2018.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Periods of work experience.

Article D5132-26-3

The cumulative duration of all the periods of work experience carried out during the contract concluded in application of article L. 5132-11-1 may not represent more than 25% of the total duration of…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article L4424-26-3

…draws up a multiannual programme of operations which:- defines its actions, the procedures for them and the resources implemented;- specifies the conditions for the transfer of land, suitable for guar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary suspension of right to practise on grounds of infirmity or medical condition

Article R4124-3-2

…epartmental council, to the national council, to the director general of the regional health agency and, for practitioners in one of the statutory situations mentioned in article L. 4061-3, to the arm…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3-2

…cal provisions of insurance undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-2 operating both on French and Monegasque territory must be represented under the conditions laid down by French regulations; h…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information-consultation

Article R1233-3-2

…rs several fields, a single expert appraisal report is drawn up. The expert appointed by the Social and Economic Committee may call on the expertise of one or more other experts for some of the work r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Retirement

Article D1237-2-3

…aising to be adapted according to what employees have learnt, particularly in terms of the training and awareness they have received or their profession.

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

Article R342-12

…peal to declare the appeal suspensive, he must lodge an appeal within ten hours of the order being handed down. It shall notify the declaration of appeal, immediately and by any means, to the administ…

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

Article R342-13

…delegate on the suspensive nature of the appeal is brought to the attention of the foreign national and his counsel by the registry of the court of appeal and communicated to the public prosecutor, wh…

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