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Showing 371380 of 70072 articles for Art. D 141-3 à D 141-5 · Loi 2014-856 du 31 juillet 2014 · Décret 2016-2 du 4 janvier 2016

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General rules for extension and enlargement

Article D2261-4-3

The organisations mentioned inArticle L. 2261-27-1 have one month from the publication of the notice provided for inArticle L. 2261-19 to ask the Minister to refer the matter to the group of experts.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-4

The data relating to the reimbursement of the costs mentioned in I of article R. 6323-14-3 are consolidated and sent to the body mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 4163-15. The procedures…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Standards

Article D4622-47-3

The period for which certification is awarded to the inter-company occupational health and safety service depends on the levels of certification corresponding respectively to a list of factual, non-di…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Periods of work experience.

Article D5132-43-3

The cumulative duration of all the periods of work experience carried out during the contract concluded in application of article L. 5132-15-1 may not represent more than 25% of the total duration of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account funding

Article D6323-3-4

I.-The whistleblower employee mentioned in I of Article 6 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of economic life, as well as the emplo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Provisions specific to entry 5: "intensive vascular neurology care".

Article D6124-30-5

The registrant is part of the local cerebrovascular accident care network, which aims to encourage and structure local cooperation, particularly through telehealth.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Tasks

Article D211-53-2

I.-The National Ski and Mountaineering School's areas of activity include : 1° Alpine skiing and related activities; 2° Mountaineering and related activities; 3° hang-gliding. II - The areas of activi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Associate assistants.

Article D6152-539-4

The allowances mentioned in 2° of article R. 6152-539-3 are : 1° Allowances for taking part in on-call duty or working periods in excess of weekly service obligations: a) hardship allowances correspon…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishment of parentage by recognition

Article 316-4

Where the referral to the public prosecutor concerns a prenatal acknowledgement or an acknowledgement concomitant with the declaration of birth, the child's birth certificate shall be drawn up without…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for credit institutions and investment firms

Article L613-31-5

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 613-31-3, the effects of a reorganisation measure or winding-up proceedings defined in Article L. 613-31-2 on the contracts, rights and authoriti…

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