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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: End of the research period

Article L1233-57-19

The employer consults the social and economic committee on any takeover offer that it wishes to take up and indicates the reasons for accepting the offer, particularly with regard to the offeror's abi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-5

In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 121, the compensation due, pursuant to article R. 121-3, to authorised associations that have entered into an agreement with the first president and the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8° bis: Health establishments covered by Article L. 6112-3 of the Public Health Code

Article 1043-0 A

Transfers of property, rights and obligations between health establishments referred to in article L. 6112-3 of the Public Health Code are exempt from payment of the contribution provided for in artic…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the event of recording using a secure electronic device

Article A37-27-1

Attending officers may also receive immediate payment of the fixed fine or the deposit provided for in article L. 121-4 of the Highway Code, when the official report is drawn up using a secure electro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-3

The reporting of risk events provided for in Article L. 1414-3-3 is intended to : 1° Enable healthcare institutions, doctors and medical teams to take any useful measure to prevent the occurrence of a…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Reclassification of the contract.

Article L1251-39

When the user undertaking continues to employ a temporary employee after the end of his assignment without having concluded an employment contract with him or without a new secondment contract, this e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to conditional release

Article R61-34

The dangerousness examination provided for by articles 763-10 and R. 61-11 may replace the expert appraisal provided for by l'article 712-21. The decision to place under mobile electronic surveillance…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conditions governing access to the judicial and legal professions for certain commercial court registrars.

Article R742-35

The Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice may, on a proposal from the commission provided for in Article R. 742-36, grant the clerk referred to in Article R. 742-33 a partial exemption from the tra…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Non-compliance with conditions governing tax benefits

Article 1739 A

Without prejudice to the taxation of interest unduly exempted under 7° of Article 157, natural persons who have knowingly opened a Livret A in contravention of the provisions of the third paragraph of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Representation of the professions in dealings with the public authorities

Article A814-2

The regulations laying down the conditions for the election of judicial administrators and judicial representatives to the National Council provided for in Article L. 814-2, established pursuant to ar…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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