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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-26

…1-14, established in another Member State of the European Union or in one of the other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, may be exempted from the obligations set out in this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-20

…ing trade, the holiday service for declared employees is provided by the fund approved for the territorial district in which the company has its registered office. In companies whose main activity is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-24

The employer may, with the agreement of the paid leave fund and subject to payment of the corresponding contributions, arrange for the paid leave of employees whose registration is not compulsory.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-21

In the absence of an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-32, the start of the leave may be deferred by the employer under the conditions mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 3142-29 in a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-23

Employees belonging to the establishments mentioned in articles D. 3141-12 to D. 3141-15 are declared by the employer to the competent fund, unless they hold a fixed-term employment contract, conclude…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-25

The effects of the employer's affiliation cannot go back beyond the opening date of the reference period that has elapsed.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to 1°: "resuscitation and paediatric intensive care", 2°: "resuscitation and paediatric intensive care" and 3°: "derogatory multi-purpose paediatric intensive care".

Article D6124-33-2

I. - The coordinating doctor of the paediatric intensive care unit, a member of the unit's medical team, has at least two years' experience in paediatric intensive care, extended to five years for a p…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Equity loans granted by the State.

Article L313-20

The amount of each equity loan granted by the State is made public each year.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Grounds for postponing the starting point or suspending the limitation period.

Article 2233

Prescription does not run:1° In respect of a claim which depends on a condition, until the condition arrives;2° In respect of an action in warranty, until the eviction takes place;3° In respect of a c…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Grounds for postponing the starting point or suspending the limitation period.

Article 2235

It does not run or is suspended against unemancipated minors and adults under guardianship, except for actions for payment or recovery of wages, arrears of annuities, maintenance payments, rents, tena…

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