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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for certain employees.

Article L5424-4

…taken into account for entitlement purposes were carried out with employers covered by Article L. 5422-13 and the other by this section.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter XI: Sharing capital gains on the sale of shares with company employees

Article L23-11-4

…s of the transferring securities to the company whose securities have been transferred. This amount may not be seized or transferred . The company that has received the sums in accordance with the fir…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-44

…age and processing of personal data of the nature mentioned in I of Article 6 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms are authorised solely for the purposes…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Individual monitoring and additional examinations

Article R4412-45

…to be carried out. These examinations are paid for under the conditions provided for in article R. 4624-36 or, in the case of an agricultural employee, in article R. 717-20 of the Rural and Maritime…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article L354-4

…ble in French Polynesia and New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations provided for in articles L. 354-1 and L. 354-5, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table belo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Creation, transfer or regrouping

Article R5125-4

…documents. During this period, the benefit of the rules on precedence, laid down in Article L. 5125-20, attached to the initial application is retained. The Director General of the Regional Health Age…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R533-20

The information referred to in article R. 533-19 as well as that concerning the results of the votes cast at the general meetings referred to in article L. 511-78 shall be sent to the European Banking…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Obstetrics, neonatology and neonatal resuscitation

Article R6123-43

…t carries out childbirth and abdomino-pelvic surgery related to pregnancy, childbirth and delivery, 24 hours a day, every day of the year. It is also involved in screening for risk factors during preg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R4031-4

When the number of these professionals is equal to or greater than 20,000, they elect their representatives within the regional unions representing their profession. The list of professions that elect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1435-29

The financing decisions referred to in Article L. 1435-8 determine each year the amount of the sums to be paid to the beneficiary, including when the financing is provided on a multi-annual basis, the…

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