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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for the extension of agreements.

Article L2261-22

…applicable to each professional category, as well as the procedures and frequency for its revision;5° Paid holidays;6° Conditions of recruitment of employees;7° Conditions for termination of the empl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional equality between women and men and quality of life and working conditions

Article L2242-17

…n, working and employment conditions and measures to raise awareness of disability among all staff; 5° The procedures for defining a provident scheme and, under conditions at least as favourable as th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-4

The order of the liberty and custody judge made pursuant to articles L. 3211-12 , L. 3211-12-1 or L. 3222-5-1 may be appealed before the first president of the court of appeal or his delegate. The deb…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Illegal practice.

Article L4161-1

…ticle L. 4124-6 , with the exception of the persons mentioned in articles L. 4112-6 and L. 4112-7 ; 5° Any doctor referred to in article L. 4112-7 who performs professional acts without fulfilling the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Eligibility.

Article L723-4

…l undertaking or a commercial company, or to a penalty imposed under equivalent foreign legislation;5° And who can prove either that they have been registered for at least five years in the Trade and…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Disputes concerning entries on electoral rolls for political elections.

Article 996

The provisions specific to appeals on points of law are those of the following articles of the Electoral Code:Art. R. 19-1 .-An appeal on points of law shall be lodged within ten days of notification…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope, definitions and professional and organisational requirements

Article R511-2

…class 10 of the same article as regards carrier's liability, to the exclusion of all other classes.5° Natural persons employed for this purpose :a) Either by an insurance company ;b) Or by a reinsura…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L6241-2

I.-A principal part of the proceeds of the apprenticeship tax referred to in article L. 6241-1, corresponding to the application of a rate of 0.59%, is earmarked for the financing of apprenticeships i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pricing and approval.

Article L5123-2

The purchase, supply, assumption of responsibility and use by public authorities of medicinal products defined in articles L. 5121-8, L. 5121-9-1, L. 5121-13 and L. 5121-14-1 or benefiting from a para…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-7

…In the sixth paragraph, the words "in accordance with European Commission guidelines" are deleted; 5° The second paragraph of Article L. 5138-4 does not apply to Wallis and Futuna.

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