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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Proof of pre-employment declaration

Article R1221-8

The employer keeps the notice of receipt until the declaration provided for in article R. 243-14 of the Social Security Code for non-agricultural employees and article R. 741-2 of the Rural and Mariti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Managing Director

Article R1313-17

The Chief Executive is appointed for a renewable term of three years. He manages the institution. He shall perform all acts that are not reserved to the Board of Directors by virtue of the provisions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Liens and insurance

Article R3253-6

The time limit for contesting the application provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 3253-20 is ten days from the date on which the managing body of the unemployment insurance scheme menti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Sales

Article A310-8

This mention is made under identical conditions of presentation to those provided, for the mention of the price, in articles 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 et 14 de l'arrêté du 3 décembre 1987 relatif à l'informa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Tasks

Article R4623-30

In compliance with the provisions of articles R. 4311-1 et seq. of the Public Health Code, nurses carry out their own duties as well as those delegated by the occupational physician under the conditio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R356-54

I.-Until 1 January 2020, the participating and parent undertakings referred to respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 shall transmit to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixed installations

Article L312-11

…articles L. 445-1 à L. 445-4 du code de l'urbanisme et les articles L.…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R323-1

…Article L. 318-5 of the French town planning code. It is made up of a group of f…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-8

…Article L. 115-7 for television service publishers and, for service distributors…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L311-4

…L. 413-1 and L. 413-2, it may suspend or refuse the granting of aid or…

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