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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Platform Players' Council

Article R7345-12

…y. It is made up of: 1° Representatives of the organisations of platforms mentioned in Article L. 7343-24 ; 2° Representatives of the organisations of platform workers mentioned in Article L. 7343-4;…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-7

The court registry shall notify the parties and the public prosecutor by any means and without delay of the decision ruling on the transfer of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting cases of intoxication to toxicovigilance organisations

Article R1340-12

…ditional information ensure that it is recorded in the information system mentioned in article R. 1340-6 and ensure compliance with the provisions of articles R. 1340-6 and R. 1340-7. This provision d…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Change in the situation of economic operators with regard to the grounds for exclusion

Article L2141-12

Where, during the course of the procedure for the award of a contract, an economic operator is placed in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in sections 1 and 2, it shall inform the purchaser of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition, appointment and term of office.

Article R5312-12

Members who have died, resigned or lost the capacity in which they were appointed shall be replaced within three months. In this case, the term of office of the new members expires on the date on whic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment and working conditions.

Article L1253-12

…exhaustively, those relating to :1° Working hours ;2° Night work3° Weekly rest and public holidays;4° Health and safety at work;5° Work by women, children and young workers;6° The role of apprentices…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution.

Article L322-12

The main purpose of the central insurance companies created by law no. 73-8 of 4 January 1973 relating to the implementation of employee shareholding in national banks and national insurance companies…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions relating to voluntary termination of pregnancy outside health establishments

Article R2212-12

…person in an establishment or organisation approved under the conditions set out in article L. 2212-4.The doctor or midwife provides the woman with full information on contraception and sexually trans…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-12

…he traineeship may be carried out concurrently with that provided for in first paragraph of article 4 of order no. 45-2138 of 19 September 1945 as amended establishing the order of chartered accountan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-12

…tivities may not be carried out as part of the self-employed activity provided for in article L. 6154-1. By way of derogation, if no public or private not-for-profit organisation or health establishme…

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