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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Permanent derogations for young workers

Article R4153-52

…g within the meaning of Article R. 4541-2 exceeding 20% of their weight if they have been found medically fit for such work.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Litigation

Article R7343-21

The time limits set by articles R. 7343-16 and R. 7343-18 to R. 7343-20 are calculated and extended in accordance with the provisions of articles 640 to 642 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Composition of the jury

Article A212-114

The jury for the first- and second-degree state certificate in sports education (brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif des premier et deuxième degrés), meeting at the end of a course reserved for candidat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Interprofessional redistribution

Article R444-23

Subject to the special provisions relating to notaries, bailiffs and judicial auctioneers in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, start-up grants may be awarded for setting up in a vaca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Third-party financing companies.

Article R518-74

As part of their lending activity, sociétés de tiers-financement are subject to the following obligations: 1° Include energy-efficiency home loans in their statutory purpose, in accordance with the au…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article R5423-1

In order to benefit from the specific solidarity allowance, the people mentioned in article L. 5423-1 :1° Must have been in paid employment for five years in the ten years preceding the end of the emp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3221-12

…of which it is the holder or delegatee pursuant to the town planning code. He may also delegate the exercise of this right on the occasion of the disposal of a property, under the conditions set by th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Personal checks by the judge.

Article 179

…them himself, in any matter take personal knowledge of the facts in dispute, the parties present or called. He shall make any observations, assessments, evaluations or reconstructions he deems necessa…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2362-6

…ers are concluded or issued between the purchasers identified for this purpose in the notice of the call for competition or in the invitation to tender, to negotiate or to participate in the dialogue…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Municipal services

Article L2573-32

The communes and their groupings may create public establishments, called communal centres and inter-communal centres for social action, to intervene in matters of social action, in compliance with lo…

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