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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Annual consultation on company social policy, working conditions and employment

Article L2312-31

The information contained in the social report is made available to any employee who so requests.It is made available to the labour inspector mentioned in article L. 8112-1, together with the opinion…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Annual consultation on company social policy, working conditions and employment

Article L2312-33

The social report serves as a basis for the application of the provisions of article L. 6331-12 as well as those which provide for the establishment of annual training programmes.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Consequences of legal separation

Article 301

…in their agreement a waiver of the inheritance rights conferred on them by the articles 756 to 757-3 and 764 à 766.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L2123-30

Retirement pensions already liquidated and rights acquired before 30 March 1992 by elected municipal officials continue to be honoured by the institutions and bodies with which they have been constitu…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-3

…riod of Ineligibility is not applied or is reduced under the conditions provided for in article L. 232-23-3-10 and without prejudice to the granting of a suspended suspension pursuant to article L. 23…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Staff

Article R1413-33

The Agency's public-sector employees are subject to the provisions of Decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to State contract employees taken for the applic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-3

Before 15 March, the president of the general council and, where applicable, the presidents of the cooperation bodies, send the prefect a copy of the notification they have sent to the municipal counc…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: The adopted person

Article 344

…Wards of the State for whom the family council for wards of the State has consented to the adoption;3° Children judicially declared abandoned under the conditions provided for in articles 381-1 and 38…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Trusteeship charges

Article 395

…nder guardianship; 2° Adults who benefit from a legal protection measure provided for by this code; 3° Persons from whom parental authority has been withdrawn; 4° Persons from whom the exercise of gua…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Deliberations of the Assize Court

Article 356

…ion from or reduction of the sentence. The classification of incest provided for in articles 222-22-3 and 227-27-2-1 of the Penal Code is the subject, where applicable, of a specific question.

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