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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-1-1

Without prejudice to 4° of Article L. 3142-1, in the event of the death of a child under the age of twenty-five or of a person under the age of twenty-five who is effectively and permanently dependent…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3142-1-1

The bereavement leave provided for in article L. 3142-1-1 may be split into two periods. Each period shall last at least one day.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Obligation to qualify

Article L212-1-1

This section and section 3 of this chapter do not apply to persons who perform the duties mentioned in article L. 212-1 for foreign sports delegations and teams at sporting events mentioned in article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1222-1

In addition to the Chairman of the Etablissement Français du Sang, the Board of Directors of the Etablissement Français du Sang comprises:1° Eleven members representing the State: a) Four representati…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collective sports services plan

Article D312-1

The collective sports services plan referred to in article L. 111-2 is made available to the public in the regional prefecture.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1

Article L223-1

Bons de caisse are non-negotiable registered securities with an undertaking by a trader to pay on a specific date, issued in return for a loan. The conditions under which they are issued and offered f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1

Article D223-1

The certificate of entry in the register issued to the owner of a till voucher includes the following information:1° Information relating to the issuer of the cash voucher:a) Identity or company name…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Use of funds by skills operators to pay for work-linked training, personal training accounts and skills development for companies with fewer than fifty employees

Article L6332-14

I.-The skills operator covers the following costs under the financial section mentioned in 1° of article L. 6332-3: 1° Apprenticeship and professionalisation contracts at the level set by the branches…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-1

The provisions of articles L. 221-9 and L. 221-10 are provided for on pain of nullity of the contract concluded off-premises.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operation of Livret A passbook accounts.

Article R221-1

The opening of a Livret A savings account is subject to a written contract between the subscriber and the institution distributing the account.

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