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Showing 16811690 of 67817 articles for Art. L 146-1 to L 146-3

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rights of foreign employees.

Article L8252-3

The foreign employee referred to in Article L. 8252-1 benefits from the provisions of Chapter III of Title V of Book II of Part Three relating to wage insurance and liens for the sums due to him pursu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Agreements.

Article L5132-3

Only the recruitment of people eligible for a pathway to integration through economic activity entitles them to financial aid for the integration companies, temporary work integration companies, inter…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Statutory auditors

Article L511-39

I. - The provisions of articles L. 225-38 to L. 225-43 of the French Commercial Code apply to all credit institutions and finance companies.For the application of article L. 225-40 of the same code, w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Syndicate of communes

Article L5212-33

The union is dissolved:a) Either automatically on expiry of the term set by the decision establishing it or on completion of the operation it was intended to carry out or when it no longer has more th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article L512-3

…registration, insurance or reinsurance intermediaries and insurance intermediaries acting on an ancillary basis are required to provide the body that keeps the register provided for in I of Article L.…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER III: AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.

Article L133-3

…en the exercise of activities or the operation of aircraft, products or equipment mentioned in articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Monitoring and penalties

Article L1333-30

The Nuclear Safety Authority and the radiation protection inspectors shall monitor compliance with the provisions of this chapter, Articles L. 5212-1 and L. 5212-2 relating to the use of medical devic…

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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…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-3

No person may be discriminated against in access to prevention or care.A healthcare professional may not refuse to treat a person, including refusing to provide emergency contraception, on one of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Preventing the unlawful downloading and making available of works and subject-matter protected by copyright or related rights

Article L336-3

The person holding access to online public communication services has an obligation to ensure that this access is not used for the purposes of reproduction, representation, making available or communi…

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