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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article L2352-5

…ed by the employee trade union organisations from among their elected representatives on the social and economic committees or their trade union representatives, on the basis of the results of the mos…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Rehabilitation, re-education and vocational training.

Article L5213-5

…ent or group of establishments belonging to the same professional activity with more than five thousand employees shall ensure, after medical advice, the retraining at work and professional re-educati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Formation and performance of the contract.

Article L6325-5

The professionalisation contract is a fixed-term or open-ended employment contract. It is drawn up in writing. Where it is for a fixed term, it is concluded in application of article L. 1242-3. The pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R17-5

When subject to the obligation provided for in 10° of article 138 (paragraph 2) the accused chooses the practitioner or establishment that will provide the examination, treatment or care. He or she sh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article R2352-5

Pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 2352-3, the number of seats per Member State on the special negotiating body is equal to : 1° Up to 10% of the total workforce: 1 seat; 2° From more than…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article R2362-5

…al workforce: 1 seat ; 2° From more than 10% to 20% of the total workforce: 2 seats; 3° Between 20% and 30% of the total workforce: 3 seats; 4° From more than 30% to 40% of the total workforce: 4 seat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article R2372-5

Pursuant to Article L. 2372-3 insofar as it refers to Article L. 2352-3, the number of seats per Member State on the special negotiating body is equal to : 1° Up to 10% of the total workforce: 1 seat;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 10: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article D5211-53

The intercommunal security and crime prevention council is governed by section 4 of Chapter II of Title III of Book I of the Internal Security Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligations to insure and declare remuneration.

Article R5422-5

…to register as defined in article L. 5422-13, employers who take on an employee for the first time and are required to insure them against the risk of loss of employment must send a registration form…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Prescription and orders for professional use.

Article R5132-5

Prescriptions and all orders for professional use of medicinal products or products intended for human medicine or medicinal products intended for veterinary medicine, classified as narcotics or subje…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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