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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure applicable in the event of a preliminary question being referred by the industrial tribunal

Article R7342-18

The court shall give its decision promptly in accordance with the ordinary oral procedure. The parties are not required to constitute a lawyer. The judgment is rendered in the first and last instance.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Application, revision and termination of collective agreements

Article R7343-95

…collected as part of the measurement of the audience of the professional organisations of platforms within the sector in question provided for in 6° of Article L. 7343-22.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Publication and filing of sector agreements

Article D7343-91

…ions of opposition to approval, made in application of article L. 7343-49, are filed, in accordance with the procedures set out in I and 1° of II of article D. 7343-90, by the party who signed them. A…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Publication and filing of sector agreements

Article R7343-89

…affect the legality of the agreement. Agreements which are the subject of such an act are published with the indication that such publication is partial. In the absence of such a document, the agreeme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Publication and filing of sector agreements

Article D7343-90

I.-Sector collective agreements are filed by the most diligent party with the services of the Employment Platforms Labour Relations Authority. Two copies shall be filed, one of which shall be a paper…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Role of the State.

Article L6122-1

…justifies, temporarily or permanently, actions defined at national level to meet skills requirements. II - For the implementation of a national programme defined by the State and designed to meet an…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-4

…article L. 472-5 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles, to the establi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-12

The list of sworn goods brokers is drawn up by each court of appeal at the request of the public prosecutor. It shall show, for each of them, the date of their registration as well as their profession…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 83-2

…joint investigation, the examining magistrate in charge of the investigation coordinates its progress. He alone has the authority to refer the matter to the liberty and custody judge, to order release…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Safety of the film base of cinematographic works

Article D210-9

The circulation, distribution and projection of positive copies made on film that does not comply with the requirements of French standard S. 24.001 are prohibited.Positive copies withdrawn from circu…

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