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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-2

…periods are treated as actual working time for the purposes of determining paid holiday entitlement and seniority. It is drawn up in writing and includes the following particulars: 1° The identity of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Tasks

Article D211-53-2

I.-The National Ski and Mountaineering School's areas of activity include : 1° Alpine skiing and related activities; 2° Mountaineering and related activities; 3° hang-gliding. II - The areas of activi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R4421-5-2

…it also comprises:1° In respect of the first college, the regional director of industry, research and the environment or his representative;2° In respect of the second college, the president of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Interception of correspondence sent by electronic communications

Article 100-5

…pain of nullity, correspondence with a lawyer relating to the exercise of the rights of the defence and covered by the professional secrecy of the defence and counsel, provided for in article 66-5 of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-5-2

…9 as amended relating to the decentralised departments of the Directorate-General of Public Finance and by derogation from Articles A. 38-3 to A. 38-5-1, the Ile-de-France and Paris Regional Directora…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-5-2

…act with a private health establishment of collective interest mentioned in 2° of article L. 6161-5 and doctors employed full-time by these establishments, on the basis of which these doctors may carr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Periods of work experience in a professional environment

Article D5134-50-1

…experience may be prescribed for an employee on an employment support contract, with his agreement and that of his employer. Each of these periods is the subject of an agreement in accordance with th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Work and holidays.

Article R6152-527-1

Assistants working full-time may carry out the expert assessments mentioned in II of article L. 6152-4 of this Code during their working hours, up to a limit of two half-days per week, calculated as a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Work and holidays.

Article R6152-519-1

Assistants are also entitled to 1° To special leave of absence in the cases and under the conditions provided for in 8° of article R. 6152-35 ; 2° Unpaid family solidarity leave under the conditions s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Work and holidays.

Article R6152-524-1

…return to work on a therapeutic part-time basis under the conditions laid down in articles L. 323-3 and R. 323-3 of the Social Security Code. During the period of therapeutic part-time work, the hospi…

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