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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition and appointment

Article R4641-3

…e audience of trade union organisations and professional employers' organisations organised in application of articles L. 2122-9 and L. 2152-4, within four months of the publication of the last of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article R1424-32-1

The provisions of articles R. 3311-1 to R. 3311-3, R. 3312-3 to R. 3312-11, R. 3313-7, R. 3321-3, R. 3335-1 and R. 3341-1 à R. 3341-2-1.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3351-3

For the application of the regulatory provisions of Book I in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° In article R. 3121-6, the words: "and that a report be sent to the European Commission if it so requests"…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General principles

Article L1130-3

By way of derogation from articles 16-10 and 16-11 of the Civil Code, when the person is incapable of expressing his or her wishes, the examination or identification may be undertaken for medical purp…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Protection of certain persons

Article L161-3

The sums due in execution of a court decision, an agreement or a deed mentioned in 2° to 5° of I of article 373-2-2 of the Civil Code that is enforceable by virtue of maintenance payments, contributio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the digital procedure

Article A53-3

The procedure for registering and recording identification and authorisation data for electronic signature processes made available to persons participating in the procedure within the meaning of Arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Age conditions for medically assisted procreation and self-preservation of gametes

Article R2141-38

…nation, the use of gametes or germ tissue collected, retrieved or preserved for the purposes of medically assisted procreation in application of articles L. 2141-2, L. 2141-11 and L. 2141-12, as well…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Military personnel serving in the French army

Article R4061-3

When a military healthcare professional applies for the European professional card provided for in article L. 4002-2, the Minister for Defence exercises the powers devolved to the Association Council…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expiry of the contract term.

Article L1251-30

The end of the assignment provided for in the secondment contract or set out in an amendment thereto may be brought forward or postponed at the rate of one day for every five days worked. For assignme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expiry of the contract term.

Article L1251-33

The end-of-assignment indemnity is not due: 1° When the assignment contract is concluded under 3° of article L. 1251-6 if an extended collective agreement between the professional organisations of emp…

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