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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Declaration

Article D1253-5

…53-1; 2° The title of the collective agreement within the scope of which each of its members falls; 3° The collective agreement it wishes to apply; 4° The number and qualifications of the employees it…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation to practise for nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area holding evidence of formal qualifications as a dental surgeon issued by one of these States

Article R4141-4

The Director General of the Centre national de gestion, acting on behalf of the Minister for Health, shall rule on the application for authorisation to practise referred to in article L. 4141-3-1 in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Professional inadequacy

Article R6152-716

…on of the hospital medical committee. Hospital practitioners seconded on contract in application of 3° of article L. 6152-1 remain subject to the provisions of sub-section 9 of section 1 for full-time…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-7

…y in either of the following two cases: 1° The third party is a person mentioned in 1° to 2° ter or 3° bis, 5°, 6°, 12°, 12° bis or 13° of Article L. 561-2 or the person is a service provider mentione…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article L7345-9

…provided for in the contract, where applicable; 2° The request is manifestly unfounded or abusive; 3° The dispute has already been examined or is being examined in the context of another mediation pr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers and organisation for the protection of copyright and related rights

Article L331-15

The member of the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique responsible for carrying out the mission provided for in paragraph 1 of sub-section 3 of this section and the au…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable on completion of work

Article R4412-140

…roughly clean the area by vacuuming with equipment fitted with a high-efficiency filtration system; 3° A measurement of the dust level, carried out in accordance with article R. 1334-25 of the Public…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 141-4

…ng that he or she has failed to comply with the obligations incumbent upon him or her under 1°, 2°, 3°, 8°, 9°, 14°, 17° and 17° bis of article 138. The person may then, on the decision of a judicial…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-14

…ing duties, the persons mentioned in article L. 232-11 may only enter the places mentioned in 1° to 3° of article L. 232-13-1 between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m., or at any time when these places are open to t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article L210-10

…al objectives that the company has set itself as a mission to pursue in the course of its business; 3° Its Articles of Association specify the procedures for monitoring the performance of the mission…

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