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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article R8291-1-1

The request referred to in Article L. 8291-3 shall be accompanied by a detailed description of the work or operations to be performed by the employee(s) concerned. It shall be submitted, by any means…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition and operation.

Article R6313-1-1

The Comité Départemental de l'Aide Médicale Urgente, de la Permanence des Soins et des Transports Sanitaires, co-chaired by the Prefect or his representative and the Director General of the Regional H…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personalised assistance for returning to work

Article R5133-17

In the absence of a referral agreement provided for in…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Detection of breaches and offences

Article R414-1

The minutes provided for in…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Enforcement officers

Article R122-1

A judicial officer who intends to refuse to lend his ministry or assistance pursuant to Article…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and operation

Article R5112-18

The Departmental Council for Integration through Economic Activity is responsible for: 1° Issuing opinions on applications for agreements from the employers mentioned in article L. 5132-2 and applicat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the commission's decision to impose a personal recovery plan without compulsory liquidation

Article R741-12-1

Where the provisions of Article L. 714-1, the provisions of the first paragraph of Article R. 733-17-1 shall apply. The letter provided for in this paragraph shall also include the information provide…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Consultative Committees

Article R113-14

A decision by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée sets, for the categories defined in article…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Control

Article R5132-1-16

The measures referred to in articles R. 5132-1-14 and R. 5132-1-15 are taken taking into account: 1° The nature and number of irregularities detected during the annual inspection; 2° Any irregularitie…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Other forms of practice

Article R4321-139

When entrusted with a mission, the expert masseur-physiotherapist must recuse himself if he considers that the questions put to him are foreign to the art of massage therapy, to his knowledge, to his…

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