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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Activity and positions.

Article R6152-418-2

…ractitioner holding a fixed-term contract concluded on the basis of article R. 6152-403 is entitled to : 1° Annual leave under the conditions laid down in the Labour Code ; 2° Sick leave, on presentat…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Successive contracts in the same position.

Article L1244-4

Without prejudice to the provisions ofarticle L. 1242-1, an agreement or an extended branch agreement may stipulate the cases in which the waiting period provided for inarticle L. 1244-3 is not applic…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article R452-4

…atural persons guilty of the offence punishable by articles R. 452-3 and R. 452-3-1 are also liable to confiscation of the item that was used or intended to be used to commit the offence or of the ite…

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

Article R40-43

In order to facilitate the detection of criminal offences and customs offences, the gathering of evidence of these offences and the search for their perpetrators or to provide evidence of the violatio…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article R1615-4

…communities and communities of communes, as defined in articles R. 1615-1, R. 1615-2 and R. 1615-3, to be taken into consideration for the allocation in respect of a given year, are those relating to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Participation of private healthcare professionals in the missions and care activities of certain private healthcare establishments

Article R6161-41

…ernoons, Sundays and public holidays as well as at night. This is a flat-rate allowance in addition to the fees provided for in article L. 6161-9. It is set by an order of the ministers responsible fo…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities.

Article L5211-45

…n the department. It may formulate any proposal aimed at strengthening inter-municipal cooperation. To this end, it hears representatives of the local authorities concerned, at their request. The Stat…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Voluntary associations

Article R1110-4

…ns between voluntary associations and health, social and medico-social establishments is annex 11-1 to this code.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41

I. - Credit institutions and finance companies are required to comply with management standards designed to guarantee their liquidity and solvency vis-à-vis depositors and, more generally, third parti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3

Article R421-47

The guarantee fund may use the excess of its resources over its current expenditure to acquire the financial instruments referred to in article L. 211-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code and real est…

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