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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Open-ended employment contracts

Article L1254-19

The open-ended employment contract is concluded between the freelance administration company and the freelance employee for the provision of services to one or more client companies. The provisions of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Open-ended employment contracts

Article L1254-20

The employment contract will be drawn up in writing and will state: "permanent freelance administration contract".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Health certification and assessment.

Article L1414-3-3

…s practising in health institutions, the Haute Autorité de santé is responsible for : 1° Collecting and analysing reports of events considered to involve medical risks from doctors or medical teams ap…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-32-3

The mandate given pursuant to Article

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9

…Portfolio management companies are legal entities which manage one or more : 1° UCITS ; 2° FIA ; 3° UCITS governed by foreign law and approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the Europea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Shared functions

Article R6132-15

…ouping use a unique patient identifier under the conditions set out in 1° of I of Article L. 6132-3.II - A master plan for the regional hospital grouping's information system, in line with the objecti…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L261-5

…ication of this chapter, in particular the content of the file mentioned in the second paragraph of II of Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1251-17

The assignment contract is sent to the employee no later than two working days after it is made available.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1251-16

…ent contract is drawn up in writing.It shall include in particular:1° A reproduction of the clauses and information in the secondment contract listed in article L. 1251-43 ; 2° The employee's professi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Implementation through payment of an annual contribution.

Article L5212-11

Expenditure borne directly by the company and intended to promote the recruitment, integration or retention in employment of disabled workers which is not its responsibility by virtue of a legislative…

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