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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3142-41

The organisation responsible for the courses or sessions provided as part of the management and youth leader training leave will issue the employee with a certificate stating that he/she has actually…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-4

…d of Book II of Part Four of this Code or of those adopted for their application, the authorisation may, after formal notice, be either suspended or withdrawn by the Director General of the Regional H…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-40

…any is in one of the following situations: 1° It has breached a provision of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, with the exception of the requir…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration and publication of deeds, agreements and judgements

Article L123-4

…han French that is customary in the film and audiovisual industry, the deed, agreement or judgement may, at the request of the applicant, be submitted in its original version. In this case, it must be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Effects of sectoral collective agreements

Article L7343-48

…by an organisation representing the platforms are subject to the conditions set out in articles L. 2262-9 to L. 2262-13. Any action for nullity of all or part of a sector agreement must, on pain of i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Operational preparation for employment

Article L6326-4

…loyee recruited under a fixed-term or open-ended contract concluded in application of article L. 5134-19-1, or under a fixed-term contract concluded in application of article L. 1242-3 with an employe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 484-1

…ntence of confiscation relating to property that is not in the hands of the law, the criminal court may, in order to guarantee the execution of this sentence, order the seizure, at the advanced expens…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-13

…hall rule on this claim, even if the civil party did not appear at the hearing, pursuant to article 420-1. The civil party may appeal against the order in accordance with the provisions of articles 49…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Time limits for expert appraisals

Article R2315-47

…ion of the Social and Economic Committee mentioned in the second and third paragraphs of article R. 2312-6. When the Social and Economic Committee calls upon a Chartered Accountant in the case provide…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-45

…include a maximum of two beds for mothers with cots for their children. If necessary, each patient may be allocated a single room. In the event of the creation of an inpatient sector, or the reconstr…

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