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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of the business start-up or takeover support programme

Article R5141-30

…an acknowledgement of receipt containing the information required by the aforementioned decree of 6 June 2001. The approved operator may refuse to accompany a person : 1° Either because the applicant…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Critical care

Article R6123-34-2

…e care and multi-purpose paediatric intensive care, and speciality intensive care where applicable; 3° Derogatory multi-purpose paediatric intensive care; 4° Paediatric haematology intensive care.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-3

…ague or, where applicable, by the commercial company mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 333-2-1 of the companies' exploitation rights is divided between the federation, the league, the com…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: State diploma in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-36

…t and entertainment" professional advisory committee, under the conditions set out in article R. 6113-21 of the Labour Code: - either by an order of the minister responsible for sport; - or by an orde…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-3

I. - A payment transaction is an action consisting in paying, transferring or withdrawing funds, independently of any underlying obligation between the payer and the payee, initiated by the payer, or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining.

Article L3123-38

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, an extended branch agreement or convention defines the permanent jobs that may be filled by employees holding an intermittent employment contract…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article D4134-30

…the employment contract of the employee concerned, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 3123-6 of the Labour Code, and the legal weekly working time defined in article D. 4135-7 of this co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services.

Article R4311-38

The declaration provided for in article L. 4311-22 shall be sent to the Conseil national de l'ordre before the first service is provided.It shall include information relating to civil status, national…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation for creation, removal, modification or transfer

Article R5126-37

For the application of II of article L. 5126-4, the authorisation may only be suspended, except in the event of an immediate danger to public health, or withdrawn once the administrative authority com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1531-3

…ute Autorité de santé and" do not apply; 2° The last paragraph of Article L. 1111-5 does not apply; 3° In the second paragraph of article L. 1111-7, the words: "or when the matter is referred to the d…

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