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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2315-41

The company agreement defined in article L. 2313-2 sets out the procedures for setting up the health, safety and working conditions committee(s) in application of articles L. 2315-36 and L. 2315-37, b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-69

…le L. 1242-3. Where it is concluded for a fixed term, the renewal rules set out in articles L. 1243-13 and L. 1243-13-1 do not apply.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article R141-9

Referral to the French National Olympic and Sports Committee interrupts the time limit for appeals, in application of article R. 141-8 of this code, only if it is made within the time limit stipulated…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-2

The administrative authority shall validate the collective agreement referred to in Article L. 1233-24-1 once it has ascertained that :1° It complies with articles L. 1233-24-1 to L. 1233-24-3 ; 2° Th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-46-3

Subject to the definition provided by each federation mentioned in 3° of article L. 230-2, the competition period begins at 11.59 p.m. on the day before a competition in which the athlete is due to ta…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Surveillance and rescue organisation plan

Article A322-12

The lifeguard and rescue organisation plan referred to in article D. 322-16 is drawn up by the operator of the bathing establishment with paid access. It forms part of the general safety organisation…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The guarantee fund for victims of terrorism and other offences.

Article R*422-8

The offer of compensation for personal injury made to the victim of an act of terrorism shall indicate the assessment made by the Fund for each head of loss and the amount of compensation due to the v…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3841-1

…II of Book I of Part Three is applicable in French Polynesia and, with the exception of article R. 3131-22, in New Caledonia in the version resulting from decree no. 2021-453 of 16 April 2021 postponi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-8

…ame Book I;4° In vitro diagnostic medical devices and their accessories governed by Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 and Title II of Book II of Pa…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-6

…ice marks or European Union trade marks registered in accordance with Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade…

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