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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local conciliation commission.

Article R6142-22

Articles R. 6142-19 to R. 6142-21 apply to any difficulties that may arise between the contracting parties when drawing up, revising or applying the regulations attached to the agreements referred to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Powers of investigation in public health matters

Article L1544-8-1

…L. 1421-3 for the performance of their duties, in the version resulting from Order No 2013-1183 of 19 December 2013 on the harmonisation of criminal and financial penalties relating to health product…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 10: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article R641-32-1

The property mentioned in article L. 624-19 which is not the subject of a repossession under the conditions provided for by this text may be sold. The provisions of the first paragraph of article R. 6…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Appointment in the event of compulsory retirement

Article R742-26

There is no need to use the procedure provided for in articles R. 742-19 to R. 742-23 to appoint as clerk of the new court a natural or legal person who, pursuant to article R. 742-29, is the clerk of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Composition of gases

Article R4461-20

By way of derogation from I of Article R. 4461-19, breathing pure oxygen under pressure with a personal respirator is authorised during decompression periods in accordance with the decompression proce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Compensation

Article R7226-24

…ce that may be allocated to a councillor at the Assembly of Martinique, pursuant to Article L. 7227-19.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Guarantee certificate

Article R7123-25

…g agency shall include the name and address of their guarantor and the reference to article L. 7123-19 on all documents concerning the agency, in particular on the employment contracts that bind them…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: FIA

Article L214-24

…and calculated in accordance with Article 2 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 231/2013 of 19 December 2012, is below the thresholds mentioned in IV of Article L. 532-9, these AIFs do not app…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee with a fixed-term employment contract.

Article L1226-22

…n proceedings, the provisions relating to employee claims mentioned in Articles L. 3253-15, L. 3253-19 to L. 3253-21 are applicable to the payment of the indemnities provided for in Articles L. 1226-2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-17

…n proceedings, the provisions relating to employee claims mentioned in Articles L. 3253-15, L. 3253-19 to L. 3253-21 are applicable to the payment of the indemnities provided for in Articles L. 1226-1…

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