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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the director of the establishment or training centre

Article R6341-34

…soon as the training period begins, the director of the training establishment or centre: 1° In the case of State-approved training courses, and in the case of trainees for whom the management of remu…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L241-3

…nistration of the substances mentioned in article L. 241-2, or facilitating or encouraging the application of the processes mentioned in the same article; 2° Prescribing, administering, applying, tran…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Open invitation to tender

Article R2161-3

…ced: 1° To fifteen days if the purchaser has published a prior information notice or a periodic indicative notice that has not been used as a call for tenders and where the following conditions are me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Group agreements.

Article L2232-33

…iations themselves. The agreement on the method defines the subjects for which this article is applicable. Companies are also exempted from engaging in the compulsory negotiations provided for in Chap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-3

…nday and public holiday; 3° Forty-eight hours for Christmas, Easter and Whitsun. The rest period is calculated from midnight and, in the case of a consecutive Sunday and public holiday, extends to 6 p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to non-identifying data and the identity of the third-party donor

Article L2143-3

…a:1° Their age;2° Their general condition as they describe it at the time of donation;3° Their physical characteristics;4° Their family and professional situation;5° Their country of birth;6° The reas…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIa: Judicial measures to help manage the family budget

Article 1200-3

…ursuant to the provisions of article 375-9-2 of the Civil Code.The children's judge may take up the case ex officio in exceptional circumstances.The president of the departmental council may report to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article R462-3

The adversarial procedure provided for in Article L. 462-3 includes the notification of a report by the general rapporteur to the parties involved before the court, to the Government Commissioner to t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Verification of the conditions governing admission to the profession

Article R519-37

…le L. 519-3-4. In particular, it verifies that this contract, where required, covers the activities carried out by their members as intermediaries in banking and payment services and that it meets the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-31

…ere are exceptional needs arising from urgent and imperative public health situations and that applications for authorisation to meet these needs are admissible, by virtue of the fifth paragraph of Ar…

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