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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Deductions.

Article L3251-2

…e provided in the case of the following supplies: 1° Tools and instruments necessary for the work ; 2° Materials for the care and use of the employee; 3° sums advanced for the acquisition of these sam…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-20

Articles R. 643-21 and R. 643-22 are applicable when the court pronounces the closure of the professional recovery procedure without liquidation. The judicial representative or the person chosen on th…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Breastfeeding facilities

Article R4152-22

…d's condition at the time of admission and, if applicable, at the time of readmission are recorded; 2° A register in which the children present each day are recorded by name.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions applicable to satellite broadcasting, communication on an ancillary online service and simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission

Article L217-1

…in article L. 122-2-2, these rights may be exercised in respect of the persons referred to in 1° or 2° of that article.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Revenue

Article L5217-12

…intercommunality grant, calculated in accordance with the procedures defined in article L. 5211-28; 2° Une dotation de compensation, calculée selon les modalités définies à l'article L. 5211-28-1. II.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article R4323-2

…asseur-physiotherapists.For the application of article R. 4124-3-5 to masseur-physiotherapists, 1°, 2° and 3° of II of article R. 4124-3-5 are replaced by the following provisions:"For masseur-physiot…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with the obligation

Article D8254-13

Where several persons are concerned by the application, in respect of the same foreign employee, of the financial solidarity rule provided for in article L. 8254-2, the Director General of the Office…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Surrender in application of international conventions or European Union law

Article L621-3

The provisions of article L. 621-2 when he has entered or stayed on French territory without complying with the stipulations of paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 19, paragraph 1 of article 20, and paragra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer research

Article R6123-91

…ation meets the accreditation criteria defined by the Institut National du Cancer in application of 2° of article L. 1415-2 with regard to the quality of cancer treatment.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-8-2

…rmonise them, those of local and regional authorities and their public establishments and services; 2° The national low-carbon development strategy, known as the "low-carbon strategy", provided for in…

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