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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the agency committee

Article R1432-105

The Committee may only validly deliberate if half of the staff representatives with voting rights are present at the start of the meeting. If the quorum is not reached, a new notice of meeting is sent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Neurosurgery

Article R6123-101

…isation to practise neurosurgery permanently ensures, in liaison with the emergency medical assistance service called SAMU or the emergency structures mentioned in article R. 6123-1, the diagnosis, in…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Interception of correspondence sent by electronic communications

Article 100-3

The investigating judge or the judicial police officer assigned by him or, under the latter's supervision, the judicial police officer may request any qualified agent of a service or body placed under…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contracts involving instalments

Article R2391-10

In the case of a contract with instalments, the contract may provide for the reimbursement of the advance payment to be deducted in advance from the sum due to the contractor in respect of the advance…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article 1015-2

When the Cour de cassation invites a person to submit general observations on the points it determines pursuant to article L. 431-3-1 of the Code of Judicial Organisation, the latter may make written…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Wages and working hours.

Article L6325-10

The employee's working hours, including the time spent on training, may not exceed the weekly working hours applied in the company or the maximum daily working hours set by article L. 3121-18. They ar…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6314-10

The local authority may, by deliberation of the territorial council, adopt a plan for the development of French language teaching designed to take account of the specific cultural and linguistic chara…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Sociétés coopératives ouvrières de production, agricultural cooperatives.

Article R3323-10

Under the terms of a profit-sharing agreement, the portion of net management surpluses distributed among employees in application of article 33° of the aforementioned law of 19 July 1978 may be alloca…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizures and assignments.

Article L3252-10

…ts own motion, shall declare him liable for the deductions that should have been made. In order to determine the amount of these deductions, the judge may contact the tax and social security bodies un…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Deductibles, exclusions from cover, forfeiture and recourse by the insurer.

Article R211-10

Without contravening the provisions of Article L. 211-1, the insurance contract may contain clauses excluding cover in the following cases:1° Where, at the time of the claim, the driver is not of the…

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