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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Additional hours by rider

Article L3123-22

An agreement or an extended branch agreement may provide for the possibility, by means of a rider to the employment contract, of temporarily increasing the working hours laid down in the contract. The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Introduction of part-time working arrangements

Article L3123-26

In the absence of a collective agreement, part-time working hours may be worked on the employer's initiative, after consulting the social and economic committee. In companies without staff representat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Interruption performed before the end of the fourteenth week of pregnancy.

Article L2212-2

Voluntary termination of a pregnancy can only be carried out by a doctor or a midwife, a medical profession in its own right, wherever they practise. When a midwife performs a surgical abortion, it ma…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Music Ombudsman

Article R214-13

When a party invokes business confidentiality, it shall inform the mediator of the information, documents or parts of documents that it considers, at the time of their communication, to be covered by…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article R623-29

From the day of publication in the Official Bulletin, any person may inspect the plant variety certificate as entered in the National Register of Plant Variety Certificates at the headquarters of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Access conditions for associations

Article R343-20

Access to the waiting area for representatives of approved associations is subject to individual approval granted for a period of three years by the competent administrative authority.This approval, w…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Hearing and deliberation

Article R532-42

…he elements likely to enlighten the debate, without taking sides on the meaning of the decision.The main elements of the report are translated for the claimant, if he or she requires the assistance of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Decision to award employability assistance.

Article L5134-67-1

The duration of the aid for professional integration granted under the initiative-employment contract may not exceed the term of the employment contract. The aid may be extended for a total period of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Managing Director.

Article R518-10

The Chief Executive Officer may delegate some of his powers to staff occupying the posts mentioned in article R. 518-3. He may delegate his signature to employees under his authority, including in mat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Private practice.

Article R4127-340

Midwives may display their surname, forenames, telephone number, days and hours of consultation, their status with regard to the health insurance bodies and the evidence of formal qualifications enabl…

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