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Showing 94019410 of 68137 articles for Art. L 221-31 and L 221-31 II

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exemptions for the employment of children by approved persons.

Article L7124-4

Individual authorisation is not required if the child is hired by a modelling agency operating under the conditions set out in article L. 7123-11 and which has obtained authorisation to hire children.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Transport

Article L4424-18

The territorial collectivity of Corsica defines, on the basis of the principle of territorial continuity designed to mitigate the constraints of insularity and under the conditions of article L. 4425-…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L421-2

The guarantee fund is a legal entity under private law. It groups together the insurance companies that cover the risks covered by compulsory motor and hunting insurance and the damage insurance provi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article L322-27-1

The central body of the agricultural mutual insurance and reinsurance companies or funds is a société anonyme d'assurance agréée pursuant to Article L. 321-1 or a société anonyme de réassurance agréée…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article L322-27-2

I. - The central body is responsible for ensuring the cohesion and smooth running of the network. It exercises administrative, technical and financial control over the organisation and management of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Rules applicable to training hours

Article L6321-7

In the cases provided for in 1° and 2° of article L. 6321-6, the employee's refusal to participate in training activities outside working hours or the termination of the agreement under the conditions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-7

When the judicial authorities consider that the mental state of a person who has benefited, on the basis of the first paragraph of article 122-1 of the French Criminal Code, from a decision to discont…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Collective disputes.

Article L2623-1

Instead of the regional conciliation commissions provided for in Articles L. 2522-1 and L. 2522-7 of this Code and inArticle L. 718-8 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, a conciliation commission…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-14

An agreement or an extended branch agreement may institute a working time equivalent to the legal working time for the professions and jobs mentioned in article L. 3121-13. This agreement determines t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-6

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or arrangement may provide for payment for the meal and break times mentioned in article L. 3121-2, even when these are not re…

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