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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-345

The trial period provided for in 4° of article R. 6152-343 enables the employing establishment to assess the practitioner's skills and abilities. In the event of renewal of the contract to carry out t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mobilisation of medium-term loans

Article L313-36

Medium-term advances granted by a credit institution and at least part of which is subject to a rediscount agreement with the issuing institution may give rise to the signature by the borrower of cont…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Investment certificates.

Article L228-33

In the event of a free distribution of shares, new preference shares without voting rights and with the same rights as the investment certificates must be created and delivered free of charge to the o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Special delegation

Article L2121-38

The powers of the special delegation are limited to acts of purely conservatory and urgent administration. Under no circumstances is it permitted to commit municipal finances beyond the available reso…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Absence due to illness or accident

Article D1226-3

For each period of absence from work, the compensation periods run from the first day of absence if the absence is due to an accident at work or an occupational disease, excluding commuting accidents.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and implementation arrangements

Article D1271-3

In the event of an urgent need to allocate social benefits or implement a personal service, the body that finances all or part of the special payment voucher referred to in B of article L. 1271-1 may,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article R4227-3

The theoretical number of people likely to be present to be taken into account for the application of this chapter comprises the number of workers plus, where applicable, the number of members of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Measures prior to carrying out an operation

Article R4451-36

During the building and civil engineering operations referred to in articles R. 4532-1 et seq., the client or, where applicable, the project manager, provides the health and safety coordinator referre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medico-technical committee.

Article D4622-30

The medico-technical committee meets at least three times a year. It draws up its own rules of procedure. It reports its findings to the Board of Directors and, as appropriate, to the inter-company co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Competent administrative authority

Article R1233-3-5

…the head office of the company of its intention to open negotiations in application of article L. 1233-24-1. The employer notifies this director of its proposed redundancies in application of article…

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