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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Trade union rights.

Article D6152-73-6

The staff mentioned in article R. 6156-3 of this code are entitled to union training leave with pay for a maximum of 5 working days per year. This leave may only be granted to attend a training course…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Trade union rights.

Article D6152-73-5

…n of their invitation, union representatives are granted leave of absence when they are called upon to sit on the Board of Governors or when they take part in working meetings convened by the administ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Trade union rights.

Article D6152-73-4

…ry 1986. The use of the overall trade union time credit by the beneficiaries is granted by the director of the establishment subject to service requirements. Reasons must be given for any refusal. At…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-7

…For council elections, the candidate may enclose a profession of faith for the attention of the electorate, drawn up in accordance with the provisions of 4° of article R. 4125-9. Each pair of candidat…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-77

In order to implement the employee's right to the leave referred to in article L. 3142-75, a company collective agreement or agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or agreement determines the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b : Deductible liabilities

Article 775

Funeral expenses are deducted from the assets of the estate up to an amount of €1,500, and for the entire estate if it is less than this amount (1).

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-7

…ns set out in article 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offences defined in articles L. 573-1 to L. 573-6 shall incur, in addition to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the French Penal Code,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Establishment and powers.

Article L721-7

…of the commercial court may hear, concurrently with the enforcement judge, where they are intended to preserve a claim falling within the jurisdiction of the commercial court and are requested before…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-7

…ns responsible for carrying out all or part of the actions mentioned in article L. 6313-1 shall pay to the Treasury, jointly and severally with their de facto or de jure managers, a sum equal to the a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Absence due to illness or accident

Article D1226-7

The remuneration to be taken into account for the calculation of the additional allowance is that corresponding to the working hours applied during the employee's absence in the establishment or part…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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