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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-42-1

When the President of the Enforcement Division finds that an appeal has been lodged with this court that is manifestly inadmissible, he may decide, by a reasoned order that is not subject to appeal, t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-44-1

The provisions of this Code applicable before the Criminal Appeals Chamber and its President, and in particular those relating to withdrawals of appeal or late appeals or appeals that have become moot…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Distribution

Article D3252-34-1

The maximum amount of residual claims paid as a priority pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 3252-8 is set at €500.

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

Article D4626-4-1

The characteristics to be met by the medical premises and their equipment are determined according to the size of the autonomous occupational health and prevention service, after consultation with the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Periods of work experience in a professional environment

Article D5134-50-1

One or more periods of work experience may be prescribed for an employee on an employment support contract, with his agreement and that of his employer. Each of these periods is the subject of an agre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Multiannual contract of objectives and resources

Article D5213-63-1

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the total annual amount of aid paid to the adapted company under the financial envelope mentioned in article R. 5213-76 is calculated on the basis of a proportion o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Common provisions

Article D6132-13-13

When an army hospital is associated with a regional hospital grouping, the staff designated by the chief medical officer of this hospital are involved in the work of the grouping's unified medical com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment and terms of office of heads of department, heads of internal structure and heads of functional unit

Article D6146-5-1

The time devoted to the duties of head of department is valued and counted as part of the service obligations of practitioners. The head of department receives training on taking up his duties, adapte…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Derogation from the three-year maximum duration of the employment contract concluded at the end of the training course

Article D211-100-1

The maximum duration of the first employment contract referred to in Article L. 211-5 may be more than three years and up to five years when the collective agreement for the sport so provides and incl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules.

Article D712-14-1

Exceptional expenditure within the meaning of 7° of Article L. 711-8 of expenditure incurred by the chamber in the performance of its duties and which:1° Either as a result of unforeseeable events bey…

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