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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Medical monitoring of employees of the intermediary association.

Article R5132-26-7

…mation and prevention visit and the pre-recruitment medical examination for a person made available to a user are organised by the intermediary association as soon as the person is made available for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Periods of work experience in a professional environment

Article D5134-71-2

…erience undertaken during the employment initiative contract may not represent more than 25% of the total duration of the contract.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Periods of work experience in a professional environment

Article D5134-71-3

…n of article L. 5135-2 sends the Agence de services et de paiement a copy of the agreement referred to in article D. 5135-2.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-40-1

People who are victims of one of the offences provided for in articles 225-4-1 to 225-4-6 and 225-5 to 225-10 of the Criminal Code, who have contributed by their testimony to the ascertainment of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Inspections and controls

Article L1435-7-3

Inspectors and monitors from the Regional Health Agency may carry out checks and inspections in army hospitals, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article L. 1421-3-1, as part of their dutie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings

Article L421-7-4

…committees shall call on a wide range of qualities and skills when recruiting the persons referred to in article L. 421-7 and, to this end, shall implement a policy favouring diversity within the cor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Enforcement of pre-trial detention

Article R57-5-7

…d by any means of the order for placement in judicial isolation, renewal of this measure or refusal to terminate it. This order may be referred by the detainee to the president of the investigating ch…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Non-voting preference shares.

Article L228-35-7

…apital increase through contributions in cash, holders of non-voting preference shares are entitled to preferential subscription rights under the same conditions as ordinary shareholders. However, the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Nordic cross-country skiing and related activities.

Article A212-192-7

…ntre national de ski nordique et de moyenne montagne in conjunction with the relevant regional directors of youth, sport and social cohesion, at the locations and dates set annually by the permanent c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The statutory auditor's mission.

Article D823-7-1

For the application of the second paragraph of Article L. 441-14, the statutory auditors shall certify, in the report mentioned in Article R. 823-7, of the fairness of the information referred to in A…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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