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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Formal notices from the Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment.

Article R4721-1

…on is arranged; 2° The state of traffic areas; 3° the cleanliness and orderliness of the workplace; 4° in the storage of materials and manufacturing products.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6241-21

No later than 31 December of the year preceding that for which the apprenticeship tax is due, the State representative in the region draws up and publishes the list of courses provided by the establis…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Approval of the employer referred to in 5° of Article L. 7124-1

Article R7124-19-2

The administrative authority defined in article R. 7124-1 grants the authorisation, for a renewable period of one year, on the assent of a commission whose composition and mode of operation are determ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 19: Medical practice

Article D6124-222

…paediatrics; 3° Of at least one nursery assistant or care assistant with experience in paediatrics; 4° Where necessary, any other professional required to care for the patient, depending on their age.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-31-1

…ed to the professional activity of an operator of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction; > 4° By teaching courses related to the professional activity of an operator of voluntary sales of cha…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The obligation to insure. The Central Rates Office.

Article L252-2

Any insurance undertaking which continues to refuse to underwrite the risk for which the premium has been set by the central pricing office instituted by Article L. 252-1 is deemed no longer to be ope…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-24-1

By way of derogation from Article L. 623-4, for the species listed in Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights and for other species that may be listed by d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising municipal mandates

Article L2123-13

In addition to the leave of absence and credit for hours provided for in articles L. 2123-1, L. 2123-2 and L. 2123-4, members of the municipal council who are employees are entitled to training leave.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-74

…aragraph of Article 450-1 of the Criminal Code other than those covered by 15° of Article 706-73 or 4° of Article 706-73-1 of this code.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation.

Article L2373-1

A committee of the company resulting from a cross-border operation is set up when, at the end of the negotiation period provided for in Article L. 2352-9, no agreement has been reached and the special…

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