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Showing 23612370 of 41812 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 30-3-2023

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-393

In the event of non-renewal which is not at the practitioner's initiative, the decision is taken after a reasoned opinion from the chairman of the establishment's medical committee and the head of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-391

A contractual practitioner who wishes to extend his working life must submit a request to this effect to the director of the establishment in which he wishes to work, at least six months before the da…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Advance information of employees enabling them to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in undertakings subject to the obligation to set up a works council

Article L141-31

The sale is again subject to articles L. 141-28 to L. 141-30 when it occurs more than two years after the date on which all employees were informed of the sale. If during this two-year period the work…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: CARE AND RECOVERY PROCEDURES

Article L572-3

The procedure for transfer to the State responsible for examining the asylum application may not be initiated in the case of systemic failures in the State in question referred to in Article 3(2) of R…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-31

The decisions of the general meetings of shareholders referred to in article R. 228-28 are published in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires. This publication indicates the date on which the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-3

By way of derogation from article R. 5122-2, the employer has a period of thirty days from the date on which the employees are placed on partial activity to send his request by any means giving a cert…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article R3512-34

I.-Physical delivery of unique identifiers at packaging unit level, as referred to in IV of Article L. 3512-23, is possible in the following cases: 1° Where the economic operator or, where applicable,…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose.

Article D2362-3

In the event of the formation of the European Cooperative Society by merger and in the cases mentioned in article L. 2362-3 insofar as it refers to article L. 2352-4, the managers of the legal entitie…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Support systems for the general public and professionals to coordinate complex healthcare pathways

Article D6327-3

The tasks of the coordination support system are carried out by a single legal entity for each territory, which has signed a multiannual contract for objectives and resources with the relevant regiona…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Facilities for the disabled.

Article L6222-37

With regard to the disabled, adjustments have been made to the provisions of articles : 1° L. 6222-1 to L. 6222-3, relating to the conditions for forming an apprenticeship contract ; 2° L. 6222-7 to L…

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