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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Right to leave

Article D7121-33

…the certificate proving his holiday entitlement to the paid holiday fund provided for in subsection 3.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Temporary authorisation to practise for specialist doctors and dental surgeons who hold a diploma allowing them to practise in their country of origin

Article R4111-35

…e practitioner is governed, for the duration of the hosting agreement, by the provisions of Section 3 of Chapter II of Title V of Book I of Part Six relating to the rules applicable to contractual pra…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Role of blood transfusion establishments.

Article R1221-39

…ity of the person in charge:1° Collecting and keeping the information mentioned in articles R. 1221-36 to R. 1221-38 , ensuring its quality and reliability;2° Reporting, under the conditions and in ac…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Martinique Regional Health Agency

Article D1445-3

For their application in Martinique: 1° Le 3° de l'article D. 1432-28 et le 8° des articles D. 1432-37, D. 1432-39 et D. 1432-41 ne sont pas applicables; 2° Le dernier alinéa de l'article D. 1432-29 n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Investment recommendations produced or disseminated as part of a journalistic activity

Article L621-34

…eir legal representative, depending on the seriousness of the breach: 1° A warning ; 2° a reprimand 3° Compulsory insertion of a notice or press release in the publication concerned; 4° Broadcast of a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Publicity and protection of the rights of third parties.

Article R229-3

…fice, the amount of the share capital and the information provided for in 1° and 2° of Article R. 123-237;2° The State in which the transfer is envisaged and the foreseeable address of the registered…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Hearing of the claimant

Article R249-35

…efore the judge rules on the merits of the application in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of this chapter, or before he rules pursuant to II of article 803-8 in accordance with the provisi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R3262-36

…urant owner to persons, companies or organisations that meet the conditions laid down in article R. 3262-4 and articles R. 3262-26 to R. 3262-32; 2° Noting cases where restaurateurs, persons, companie…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-3

…red and their employment contract or of the prisoners who have signed a prison employment contract; 3° The nature, purpose and duration of the individualised monitoring and social and professional sup…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-38

…ority of the members present from each of the three statutory colleges mentioned in Article R. 6156-3, on the one hand, and of the members present mentioned in 2° of Article R. 6156-2, on the other. I…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
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