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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Regional committees.

Article R4643-22

…ee Council, five of whom are nominated by representative employers' organisations at national level and five by representative employees' organisations at national level. Ten alternates are appointed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-22

At the end of the leave or the period of part-time work mentioned in article L. 3142-20, the employee returns to his job or a similar job with at least equivalent remuneration.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Obligations of the insurer

Article L175-22

…d. However, the risks remain covered in the event of unintentional fault on the part of the insured and in the event of any fault on the part of its agents.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Electronic voting.

Article R713-22

…o the website or any other network accessible to all voters, identifies himself, expresses his vote and validates it using the authentication instruments that have been allocated to him. They check th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Insurance on goods transported by all modes of transport

Article L173-22

In the event that an insured who has taken out a policy operating by declaration of foodstuffs has not complied with the obligations laid down by decree, the contract may be cancelled without delay at…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transfer procedures

Article L1424-22

If the agreements provided for in articles L1424-13, L1424-14 and L1424-17, six months before the deadline set in these same articles, a national commission settles, on referral from the prefect, with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-22

The length of time during which the employer may defer the mandatory time off may not exceed two months.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Storage of embryonic stem cells

Article R2151-22

…e Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine by any means enabling receipt to be acknowledged and the declaration to be dated. It shall be accompanied by a file designating the person responsibl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial guarantee.

Article L7123-22

The modelling agency shall provide users, at their request, with a certificate from the social security bodies specifying their situation with regard to the collection of contributions due to these bo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-22

Hiring or employing a child aged sixteen and under who is subject to compulsory schooling in a company referred to in article L. 7124-1, without prior individual authorisation, in breach of the provis…

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