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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for certain public sector employees.

Article R5424-6

When the person concerned has exhausted the rights opened at the time of a previous admission and fulfils the conditions allowing him/her to benefit from rights in respect of one or more activities ex…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions

Article R8282-1

…d the employer to put an end to the situation within the period mentioned in article R. 8281-1 ; or 2° Who has not informed the control officer who issued the alert of the employer's failure to respon…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 141-2

If the person under investigation voluntarily evades the obligations of judicial supervision, the examining magistrate may issue an arrest warrant or a warrant to bring him or her to trial. The invest…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Obligation to register.

Article L512-2

Undertakings subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, other undertakings mentioned in article L. 310-2 or reinsurance undertakings, which use the services of int…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Canvassing in banking or financial matters

Article L353-2

…d in article L. 341-1 without fulfilling the conditions set out in articles L. 341-3 and L. 341-4 ; 2° Any person engaging in the activity of direct marketing of banking or financial products as defin…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional organisations

Article L2135-2

The professional trade unions and their associations and the employees' or employers' associations mentioned in Article L. 2135-1 which control one or more legal entities within the meaning of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Saint-Martin

Article L3241-2

…and experience in psychiatry appointed by the public prosecutor at the Basse-Terre Court of Appeal;2° (Repealed) ;3° Two representatives of approved associations of patients and families of persons s…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Allowance for self-employed workers

Article L5424-25

…the Commercial Code, with the exception of the cases set out in article L. 640-3 of the same code; 2° Or whose business has been the subject of receivership proceedings under the conditions provided…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account.

Article L6323-29

The personal training account may be topped up in accordance with the agreement setting up the training insurance fund for non-salaried workers mentioned in article L. 6332-9 of this code or article L…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-2

…Council, its Chairman: 1° Represents the High Council in legal proceedings and acts on its behalf; 2° Appoints to posts, sets remuneration and compensation subject to the provisions of articles R. 82…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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