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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: The safety study

Article R4462-5

…ppended to the prevention plan defined in article R. 4512-6. If the workers of the external company and those of the user company carry out the same pyrotechnical activity together, a single safety st…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of hospital foundations

Article R6141-56

…ments: a) The directors of the establishments, the chairmen of the establishment medical committees and, for university hospital centres, the vice-chairmen of the executive board responsible for resea…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-50

…n declaring the list inadmissible. This decision is given by any means that provides a date certain and at the latest on the day following the deadline for submitting lists of candidates. If, within t…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementing provisions.

Article L4321-5

…4321-4 may be defined by conventions or agreements concluded between the administrative authority and representative national professional employers' organisations.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article L7111-5

Journalists working for one or more electronic media companies have the status of professional journalist.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation, extension or conversion

Article R2321-5

Directors of children's homes for the disabled must be at least twenty-five and no more than sixty-five years old.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementation

Article L7332-5

The activity and employment cooperative is responsible for the commitments made to third parties in the context of the economic activity developed by the associated employee entrepreneur.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-57

In the event of a dispute, the employer's refusal may be challenged directly by the employee before the industrial tribunal (Conseil de prud'hommes), ruling under the accelerated procedure on the meri…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-54

Any employee under the age of twenty-five wishing to participate in the activities of youth and popular education organisations and sports federations and associations approved by the administrative a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-55

The duration of the leave cannot be deducted from the annual paid leave and is treated as a period of actual work for the purposes of determining paid leave entitlements and all other rights resulting…

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