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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and purpose of sector collective agreements

Article L7343-27

The provisions of this section shall apply to platforms in the sectors of activity mentioned in Article L. 7343-1, hereinafter referred to as "platforms", and to self-employed workers using these plat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Self-employed managers of food retail branches.

Article L7322-2

…elf-employed manager is any person who operates, in return for discounts proportional to the amount of sales, branches of food retail businesses or consumer co-operatives where the contract does not s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and purpose of sector collective agreements

Article L7343-28

…greements, hereinafter referred to as "sector collective agreements", may be concluded at the level of the sectors of activity mentioned in article L. 7343-1. In particular, they may cover all working…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations and financial solidarity of the principal.

Article L8232-2

In the event of default by the subcontractor, to whom recourse is had under the conditions set out in article L. 8232-1, the principal shall incur the following liabilities, notwithstanding any stipul…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandatory information and scope of the declaration

Article R1221-2

By means of the pre-employment declaration, the employer completes the following declarations and requests: 1° The employer's registration with the general social security scheme, in the case of a non…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition and organisation of the Referee Panel

Article R1455-2

The General Meeting of the industrial tribunal appoints each year, in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 1423-3, L. 1423-5, R. 1423-11 and R. 1423-12, the employer industrial tribunal membe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article D1221-20

Blood depot authorisations are granted under one of the following categories:1° Dispensing depot: a depot which stores labile blood products distributed by the referring blood establishment and dispen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assessment of doses to the general public

Article R1333-23

Any estimate of doses to which the population is exposed takes into account doses resulting from external exposure to ionising radiation and from the incorporation of radionuclides. It is calculated f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Content and electronic form of the register

Article R521-2

…overned by this chapter ensures the publication:1° Pledges without dispossession with the exception of the pledges mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 2338 of the Civil Code;2° Contractual pl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Settlement of claims arising from employment contracts.

Article R625-2

Statements of claims arising from employment contracts include the identity of each employee, the nature of his or her employment contract, the date on which he or she joined the company, the job held…

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