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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Associate assistants.

Article R6152-541

The file of an associate assistant, mentioned in article R. 6152-510, includes in particular documents proving that the person concerned has a good knowledge of the French language and is in complianc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R6152-537

…ide evidence of two years' effective service in one or other of these capacities respectively.Phase 3, known as the consolidation phase of the third cycle of medical studies mentioned in article R. 63…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Housing information and assistance committee

Article L2315-55

A decree shall determine: 1° The maximum number of members of the Employee Housing Information and Assistance Committee; 2° The conditions under which the advisors appointed to the committee are, wher…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline of commercial court judges.

Article L724-5

The National Disciplinary Committee may only deliberate if at least four of its members, including the chairman, are present. In the event of a tie, the chairman shall have the casting vote.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for exercising warning and withdrawal rights.

Article L4132-5

The employer shall take the necessary measures and give the necessary instructions to enable workers, in the event of serious and imminent danger, to stop their activity and move to safety by leaving…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Provisions for monitoring sentenced persons after their release during the period of reduced sentences

Article D147-50

The period during which the sentenced person must comply with the obligations and prohibitions imposed on him on the basis of Article 721-2 shall not be suspended if the sentenced person is imprisoned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission de conciliation et d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales.

Article R1142-5

…ctitioner appointed after consultation with the regional bodies of the representative trade unions; 3° On behalf of the heads of public and private health institutions and establishments:-one head of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article D1423-56

A salaried labour tribunal member who performs one of the activities listed in article R. 1423-55 receives an allowance for his or her shifts, the hourly rate of which is set at 8.40 euros in the foll…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Guaranteed minimum

Article R*3231-17

When the minimum growth wage is increased in application of the provisions of article L. 3231-5, a joint decree by the ministers responsible for labour, agriculture and the economy and finance shall a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article L321-5

I.-When organising or conducting voluntary sales of furniture by public auction, the operators mentioned in article

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