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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Introduction of profit-sharing.

Article L3312-4

…314-10 are excluded from the basis of assessment for the contributions defined in articles L. 131-6 and L. 242-1 of the Social Security Code and articles L. 731-14, L. 731-15 and L. 741-10 of the Rura…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to neighbourhood noise

Article R1336-4

…336-11 apply to all neighbourhood noise, with the exception of noise from transport infrastructures and vehicles on them, aircraft, special national defence activities and installations, basic nuclear…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Permanence of care in health care institutions

Article R6111-49

…ation of the establishments, the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of I of article L. 6112-2 and the army hospitals in round-the-clock care may be covered financially by the regional interventi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS

Article L1411-4

The deliberative assemblies of the local authorities, their groupings and their public establishments decide on the principle of any delegation of local public services after obtaining the opinion of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Payment of personal transport costs.

Article L3261-4

The amount, terms and conditions and criteria for payment of the costs mentioned in articles L. 3261-3 and L. 3261-3-1 are determined by company agreement or by inter-company agreement, and failing th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L931-4

…the Code of Civil Procedure" are replaced by the words: "applications for the revision of accounts and for the liquidation of fruits submitted with a view to recovery in the event of error, omission…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Alert procedure.

Article R234-4

…etter must include a copy of all documents that are useful for informing the president of the court and a statement of the reasons that led him to note the inadequacy of the decisions taken.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Certification scheme

Article R4461-48

A joint order by the ministers responsible for labour, the sea, the interior, agriculture and culture determines: 1° The procedures and conditions for accrediting the bodies responsible for certificat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-45

…ry of bodies mentioned in 1° of Article R. 15-33-68, requisitions drawn up by magistrates, officers and agents of the judicial police of the national gendarmerie and police force, customs and tax offi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Termination of commercial operation.

Article R752-49

…the previous article, the owner of the buildings has not taken the necessary measures to dismantle and restore the site as provided for in article R. 754-2, the prefect may take the following measure…

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