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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article L5122-3

…yees who have concluded an individual package agreement in hours, within the meaning of articles L. 3121-56 and L. 3121-57, including overtime, and for employees whose working time is longer than the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32

…entities designated by the portfolio management company, the management company or the AIFM, which may not perform them itself. It shall inform the AMF of the identity of the entity or entities respo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Temporary authorisation to practise for specialist doctors and dental surgeons who hold a diploma allowing them to practise in their country of origin

Article R4111-34

…L. 4111-1-2 when the latter fulfils the conditions laid down in this article and in article R. 4111-33. Authorisation is granted for a given hospital department or unit, and for a period which may not…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Advanced practice nursing

Article R4301-3

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of article R. 4301-3-1 relating to the "emergencies" field of intervention, in the field or fields of intervention defined in article R. 4301-2 includ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duties of pharmacists or veterinary surgeons in charge.

Article R5142-35

…ons guarantee the proper conservation, integrity and safety of these veterinary medicinal products; 3° After examining the dossier, he/she signs the applications for marketing authorisation for veteri…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prevention

Article L232-3

…gestive of doping : 1° Must refuse to issue one of the medical certificates defined in articles L. 231-2, L. 231-2-1 and L. 231-2-2; 2° Inform his patient of the risks he is running and offer either t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1111-3

…employment contract, during the period of allocation of the financial aid mentioned in article L. 5134-72;3° (Repealed) ;4° Holders of a contrat d'accompagnement dans l'emploi (employment support cont…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Closure of examination and request for reopening

Article L531-38

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may take a decision to close the examination of an application in the following cases:1° The applicant, without a legitimate reas…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-3

…ook IX of the Social Security Code which are subject to inter-professional and general compensation;3° Management of a statutory sickness and maternity insurance scheme and management of activities an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-32

In order to implement an employee's right to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-28, a company collective agreement or convention or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention shall determin…

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