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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Breach of contract.

Article L1237-13

The termination agreement defines the terms and conditions of the termination, in particular the amount of the specific termination indemnity, which may not be less than that of the indemnity provided…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Content and conditions of validity.

Article L1321-1

The internal regulations are a written document in which the employer exclusively lays down :1° The measures for applying health and safety regulations in the company or establishment, in particular t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L1265-1

Representative trade union organisations may bring all legal actions resulting from the application of this Title on behalf of an employee, without having to provide proof of a mandate from the person…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: The profession of genetic counsellor

Article L1132-2

The profession of genetic counsellor may be practised by, and bear the title of, persons who hold evidence of formal qualifications appearing on a list drawn up by order of the Minister for Health. By…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-12

No performance study may be carried out on a deceased person in a state of brain death without his or her consent expressed during his or her lifetime or through the testimony of his or her family. Ho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-4

Blood, its components and their derivatives may not be distributed, issued or used without biological examinations and screening tests for transmissible diseases having been carried out.Blood, its com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Judgment on liability

Article L1143-3

In the same decision, the court finds that the conditions mentioned in article L. 1143-2 have been met and rules on the defendant's liability in the light of the individual cases presented by the clai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalties

Article L1152-1

In the event of the practice of an aesthetic activity in breach of the provisions of article L. 1151-2, the administrative authority may suspend the right to practice the activity concerned for a maxi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Donation and use of gametes.

Article L1244-2

The donor must be of age. An emancipated minor may not be a donor. Prior to the donation, the donor shall be duly informed of the legislative and regulatory provisions relating to gamete donation, in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-3

…s, and the insurer is not entitled to premiums for the excess. Only premiums that have fallen due remain definitively acquired by the insurer, as well as the premium for the current year when it is in…

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