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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Dismissal of fewer than ten employees within a thirty-day period

Article D1233-3

In the event of redundancies for economic reasons involving fewer than ten employees within the same thirty-day period, the employer must inform the Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consum…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The right to an interpreter during interviews between the detainee and his lawyer

Article D594-3

For the purposes of the preliminary article, interviews with a lawyer that are directly connected with any questioning or hearing, and for which the person may ask to be assisted by an interpreter, ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory expenditure.

Article D2573-32

I. - The articles R. 2321-1 to R. 2321-3 and R. 2321-7 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II, III and IV. II. - For the application of Articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Medicinal products and medical devices which midwives may prescribe

Article D4151-31

Midwives may prescribe for women, children and women's male partners and may obtain for their professional use the medicinal products listed by therapeutic class in tables I, II and III of appendix 41…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Practice of the profession by postgraduate students, including when on leave of absence

Article D4131-3

The Conseil départemental de l'ordre may only grant authorisation if the postgraduate student concerned, including those placed on leave of absence, has attained the level of study set out in Appendix…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Agreements with host companies

Article D6325-31

…than those employing him/her is subject to an agreement between the employer, the host companies and the employee. The agreement specifies in particular 1° The title, diploma or vocational qualificat…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Exploitation in the form of videograms

Article D231-3

The application for exemption is sent to the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée by the holder of the video publishing rights.It must be accompanied by the following inform…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approved prevention groups.

Article D611-3

Applications for approval are filed with the prefect of the region in which the grouping has its registered office; he acknowledges receipt after checking that the application is complete. The applica…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Appointment of the examining magistrate.

Article D31-3

When the complaint with civil party status is lodged by a lawyer, it may be sent to the investigating judge by electronic means of communication in accordance with the procedures set out in Article D.…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Collective bargaining agreements and collective labour agreements

Article D2622-3

For the application of article L. 23-112-1 in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the following number of seats is allocated: 1° For the Saint-Barthélemy regional inter-profes…

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