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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Help with setting up or taking over a business.

Article R5522-68

…tart-up aid cannot be combined with:1° An apprenticeship contract;2° An employment support contract;3° A youth employment contract;4° (Repealed)5° A professionalisation contract.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 13: Interventional activity under medical imaging in cardiology

Article R6123-129

…n three ways: 1° Interventional arrhythmology; 2° Congenital heart disease excluding arrhythmology; 3° Ischaemic and structural heart disease in adults.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L131-6

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 112-3, L. 112-4 and L. 112-4-1 relating to price calculation methods is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and €15,00…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Use of the account for part-time work

Article D4163-25

The employee asks his employer to benefit from the reduction in his working time under the conditions provided for in the last four paragraphs of article L. 3123-17, in the third paragraph of article…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article L431-4

By way of derogation from article L. 431-3, the temporary residence permit provided for in articles L. 425-4 or L. 425-10 authorises its holder to engage in professional activity.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Nature sports

Article L311-7

The Rhône department and the Lyon metropolitan area jointly draw up a departmental-metropolitan plan for spaces, sites and itineraries for nature sports under the conditions set out in article L. 311-…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R212-91

…nt within the meaning of Article L. 212-7 are : 1° Skiing and its derivatives ; 2° Mountaineering ; 3° Underwater diving 4° Parachuting ; 5° Speleology.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Placement in an anti-seizure bracelet

Article R24-23

Penitentiary administration staff shall fit and remove the anti-rapprochement bracelet under the conditions set out in the provisions of articles R. 631-1 and R. 631-3 of the French Penitentiary Code.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions

Article R2146-2

Failure by a director or manager of a trade union or union of trade unions to file the articles of association in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 2131-3 is punishable by a fine fo…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-4

All employers, regardless of the size of their workforce, must identify in the nominative social declaration mentioned inarticle L. 133-5-3 of the Social Security Code, the information relating to the…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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