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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article R3142-53

…neficiary ; 2° 50 to 99 employees: two beneficiaries; 3° 100 to 199 employees: three beneficiaries; 4° 200 to 499 employees: eight beneficiaries; 5° 500 to 999 employees: ten beneficiaries; 6° 1,000 t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-20

If, from the time of the customer's request, the following services are performed within a period shorter than the reference period specified in the table below, they give rise to the collection of an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prescription of a route

Article R5132-1-3

The prescription of a pathway is suspended when the work contract within a structure mentioned in article L. 5132-4 is suspended for more than 15 days, broken or terminated. The suspension is declared…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Advertising and promotion

Article R5124-66

…eficiary, the nature of their business and their address; 3° The nature and amount of the donation; 4° The purpose of the donation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single integration contract

Article R5522-12

…rofessional qualification of the person responsible within the company for monitoring the training; 4° The nature of the sanction for the training provided; 5° The amount and terms and conditions for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article R6523-22

…to the President of the Regional Council are exercised by the President of the Territorial Council;4° References to the region, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique and La Réunion are replaced by those of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to care units

Article D6124-282

…to in article D. 6124-271; 3° The general organisation of staff attendance and continuity of care; 4° The procedures for implementing continuity of care; 5° The training required, particularly in vie…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3

…3° "State of the branch" means a State in which the branch of an insurance undertaking is located; 4° "Establishment regime" means the regime under which an insurance undertaking covers a risk or und…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Self-employed foreign nationals

Article L421-6

As an exception to article L. 433-6, a foreign national who applies for a multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "entrepreneur/self-employed" and who holds a residence permit issued for ano…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals employed under open-ended employment contracts

Article L421-2

By way of derogation from article L. 433-6, a foreign national applying for the issue of a multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "employee" and who holds a residence permit issued for anot…

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