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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Breach of contract.

Article L6222-18-1

…employer may initiate dismissal proceedings against the apprentice. This exclusion constitutes real and serious grounds for dismissal, which is decided under the conditions laid down in the provisions…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article L2123-11-1

…ceased their salaried professional activity is entitled, at their request, to professional training and a skills assessment under the conditions laid down in Part Six of the Labour Code.When the perso…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article R2123-11-1

…of office, persons who have held one of the elective offices mentioned in Article L. 2123-11-2 may benefit from the end-of-mandate differential allowance, provided they meet the conditions set out in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Data processing carried out by the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R2143-15

…679 of 27 April 2016 as well as information on the limitations on their rights provided for in III. Beneficiaries of medically assisted procreation with a third-party donor are informed of the same in…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R324-1-7

…ing of premises for commercial use as furnished tourist accommodation involves a change of use or sub-destination subject to planning permission pursuant to c of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Common provisions

Article L2224-11-1

The investment section of the municipal budget may be voted with a surplus in order to allow for work to extend or improve services planned by the municipal council as part of a multi-year programme.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-1

…ns into which pharmacists are divided as follows:Section A: pharmacists who own a pharmacy ;Section B: pharmacists in charge, as well as their temporary staff, delegates, temporary delegates and assis…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-1-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions of this code shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° Books I to III, with the exception of the fourth paragrap…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Term bonds

Article 1305-1

The term may be express or tacit.Failing agreement, the judge may fix it in consideration of the nature of the obligation and the situation of the parties.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Respect for the human body

Article 16-1

Everyone has the right to respect for his or her body. The human body is inviolable. The human body, its elements and products may not be the subject of a property right.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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