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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees.

Article L6222-23

Apprentices benefit from the provisions applicable to all employees insofar as they do not conflict with those relating to their situation as young workers in training.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Control by the administrative authority.

Article L3345-2

The bodies mentioned in articles L. 213-1 or L. 752-4 of the Social Security Code or inarticle L. 723-3 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code have a period of time, set by decree, from the date of fi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities in the area of policy for continuous improvement in the quality and safety of care

Article R6144-2

…s medical committee helps to draw up a policy for the continuous improvement of the quality, safety and appropriateness of care, particularly with regard to :1° Comprehensive and coordinated risk mana…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Interventions in economic and social matters.

Article D2573-27

I. - The articles D. 2252-1 and R. 2252-2 shall apply to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For its application in French Polynesia, Article D…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Workplace layout

Article R4451-21

The provisions of this sub-section do not apply to: 1° Aircraft and spacecraft; 2° Operations involving the transport of radioactive substances outside an establishment, its outbuildings or worksites;…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1st Subsection: General provisions

Article 223 D

…sum of the net long-term capital gains or losses of each of the companies in the group, determined and taxable in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies.The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R5222-2

Reactovigilance involves : 1° The reporting and declaration of any incident or risk of incident consisting of a failure or alteration in the characteristics or performance of an in vitro diagnostic me…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-21

…company agreement concluded under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2232-12 or, in the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the employer and the soci…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-20

…lays down the procedures for transmitting the opinion of the group works council: 1° To each social and economic committee of the group, which remains consulted on the consequences of these strategic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-53-2

Any item acquired by the bridge institution pursuant to I of Article L. 613-53 may be returned to its original owner, who may not object, or transferred to a third party. This new transfer may only be…

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