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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-28

Residents may also take part, for a maximum of two months per year, in the medical supervision of physical, sporting and cultural activities organised for people suffering from serious pathologies, as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-6-2

…the State shall give rise to repayment to the State, in proportion to its financial contribution, under the conditions laid down by the texts governing these agreements or the stipulations of the latt…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Declaration

Article D1253-5

The employers' group's declaration of activity includes: 1° The information mentioned in articles D. 1253-1; 2° The title of the collective agreement within the scope of which each of its members fall…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Aid for setting up and maintaining health professionals and health centres

Article R1511-46

…ted, where applicable, by the health insurance bodies pursuant to the contractual arrangements provided for in Article L. 162-14-1 of the Social Security Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Economic, social and environmental database at group level

Article R2312-15

…thout prejudice to the obligation to set up a database at company level, a group agreement may provide for the creation of a database at group level. The agreement or arrangement determines in particu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-19

…y Auditor, presents to the General Meeting or attaches to the documents communicated to the shareholders in the event of written consultation, a report on the agreements entered into directly or throu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Denunciation by all signatory employers or employees.

Article L2261-10

Where the denunciation is made by all the signatory employers or all the signatory employees, the agreement or arrangement continues to have effect until the entry into force of the agreement or arran…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-52

In order to implement an employee's entitlement to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-48, a company collective agreement or agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or agreement shall dete…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Other offences.

Article L654-13

…quidation proceedings, enters into an agreement involving a particular advantage to be borne by the debtor shall be liable to the penalties provided for by Article 314-1 of the Penal Code. The court s…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter Va: Divorce and legal separation by mutual consent by private deed countersigned by lawyers and filed with a notary

Article 1144-5

…ent of its costs between the spouses subject to the application of the provisions of Article 123 of Decree no. 2020-1717 of 28 December 2020 where one of the spouses is in receipt of legal aid.Failing…

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