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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Legal proceedings.

Article L1144-3

…behalf of that employee on the basis of provisions relating to professional equality between women and men is null and void when it is established that the dismissal has no real and serious cause and…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Provisions relating to the carrying on of certain co-insurance operations by insurance undertakings

Article R321-33

…covered by a single contract at a single premium for the same term; 2° The insurers are not jointly and severally liable; 3° One of the insurers is designated as the lead insurer: the lead insurer mus…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Services made available.

Article R4422-34

An agreement is concluded between the Prefect of Corsica and the President of the Executive Council which determines: 1° The tasks that the services mentioned in article R. 4422-33 carry out on behalf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Joint preliminary inspection.

Article R4512-3

…area which may present hazards for the workers; 3° Indicates the traffic routes which these workers and the vehicles and machinery of all kinds belonging to the outside undertakings may use; 4° Define…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Voting Operations Committee

Article R7343-33

…pérations de vote is responsible for: 1° Giving an opinion on the conformity of the electoral propaganda documents of the candidate organisations and ensuring that the documents required for the elect…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-3

The Chairman of the Board of Directors is appointed for a term of three years, renewable once. The age limit for the Chairman is sixty-seven. The duties of Chairman of the Board of Directors are incom…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-3

…may only practise the profession of doctor within a single "société d'exercice libéral de médecins" and may not combine this form of practice with individual practice or within a "société civile profe…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Issuing the summons to pay as a form of seizure to the debtor

Article R321-3

…pursuing creditor is a solicitor, which implies election of domicile; 2° An indication of the date and nature of the enforcement order under which the summons is issued; 3° A statement of the sums cl…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Publication formalities

Article R2162-39

…f invitation to tender. This notice shall state the intention of the purchaser to use such a system and indicate the period of validity of the system.Where a dynamic purchasing system is set up by a c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement

Article L7125-30

Councillors to the Assembly of French Guyana shall be affiliated to the supplementary pension scheme instituted for the benefit of non-tenured public authority employees. Pensions paid pursuant to thi…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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