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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of issue and validity

Article R3262-3

Meal vouchers issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter are exempt from stamp duty.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compensation.

Article R3122-3

In order to assess the extent of the damage and determine whether it can be attributed to the accident, the Director of the Office will, if necessary, commission an expert opinion. The doctor responsi…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Characteristics of workplaces

Article R4224-3

Indoor and outdoor workplaces are laid out in such a way as to allow safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-3

I.-A foreign national who has been granted a work permit as provided for in article R. 5221-1 may, in accordance with the terms of the permit, carry out paid employment in France if he/she holds one o…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Leave to validate acquired experience

Article R6422-3

The request for authorisation of absence shall be sent to the employer no later than sixty days before the start of the validation of acquired experience by any means that confers a date of receipt.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Investigation assistants

Article 21-3

Investigation assistants are recruited from among members of the technical and administrative support corps of the national gendarmerie, category B administrative staff of the national police and the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2a: International assistance with recovery

Article 349 septies

Officials of the administrations of the other Member States of the European Union, duly authorised by the requesting authority by means of a written mandate and authorised by the French administration…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of performance of the partnership contract

Article L2213-3

Where the purchaser entrusts all or part of the design of the works to the contractor, the contract performance conditions must include the obligation to identify a project management team responsible…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Interpreters and translators

Article R141-3

An individual who does not meet the condition set out in article R. 141-2 may only be entered or re-entered on the list if he or she meets the following conditions:1° Exercise his or her activity or b…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Relay doctors

Article R3413-3

In order to be approved as a relay doctor, the interested party must send the Director General of the Regional Health Agency a file comprising : 1° A statement of his professional activities, places a…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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