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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance and exemptions.

Article L5134-30

…of professional support and actions designed to promote the long-term integration of the employee; 3° Local economic conditions; 4° the difficulties previously encountered by the employee in accessin…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Bookkeeping and deposit of funds.

Article R814-32

The special accounts of court-appointed administrators and representatives are kept in double-entry form. It must include a journal book, auxiliary journals, a general ledger, auxiliary ledgers of ind…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his representative.

Article R4741-3

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 4711-1 to L. 4711-5 and articles D. 4711-1 to D. 4711-3 relating to compulsory documents and displays is punishable by the fine laid down for fourt…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495-3-1

When the civil interests are decided, the civil party is notified of the criminal order in one of the ways provided for in the second paragraph of article 495-3. The civil party is informed that it ha…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: College of employees

Article R1441-3

For the employees' college, the determination of the number of seats for each section of each of the industrial tribunals of the department mentioned in article L. 1441-4 takes into account the votes…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration

Article R7124-33

In the cases set out in 3° and 4° of article R. 7124-23, the notification specifies the fraction of remuneration allocated to the constitution of the lump sum. This notification recalls the obligation…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other effects

Article L722-15

Creditors shall inform the persons they have instructed to take recovery action of the admissibility of the claim and its consequences as provided for in articles L. 722-2 and L. 722-3.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Ban on smoking in certain public places

Article R3512-9

Minors may not access the sites mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 3512-3.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1211-30

…report serious incidents and unexpected adverse reactions to the local biovigilance correspondent; 3° Immediately report serious incidents and unexpected adverse reactions to the Agence de la bioméde…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Critical care

Article R6123-34-1

…ive care, and specialised intensive care where applicable; 2° Derogatory polyvalent intensive care; 3° Intensive cardiology care; 4° Intensive vascular neurology care; 5° Intensive haematology care.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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