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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-15

The sums collected by a company savings plan may be allocated to the acquisition of : 1° Securities issued by open-ended investment companies governed by articles L. 214-7 to L. 214-7-4 and L. 214-24-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-16

The following is punishable by a fine of €3,750 if a client company: 1° Employs a ported employee outside the cases provided for in Article L. 1254-3 ; 2° Disregards the prohibitions on employing a po…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantee institutions against the risk of non-payment.

Article L3253-16

The guarantee institutions referred to in article L. 3253-14 are subrogated to the rights of employees for whom they have made advances: 1° For all claims, during a safeguard procedure ; 2° For claims…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-15

If the insurer remains silent or explicitly refuses to make an offer, or if the person responsible for the damage is not insured or the insurance cover provided for in article L. 1142-2 has been exhau…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-10

For their application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia :1° The first three paragraphs of Article L. 1243-2 are replaced by the following paragraph:In order to be authorised to ensure the preparat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-10-1

I. - The Regional or Inter-Regional Council, under the supervision of the National Council, fulfils, at regional level, the general responsibilities of the Association as defined in article L. 4322-7.…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories

Article L2728-1

The following provisions are applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories to public contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments, subject to the powers devolved to this…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L2725-1

The following provisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands to public contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments, subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Communal property and establishments

Article L2544-11

The municipal council regulates, without prejudice to private rights based on a special title: 1° The method and conditions of use of the commune's public institutions and establishments; 2° The metho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-12

…to ensure better coordination of their activities and thus contribute to the structuring of the healthcare pathways referred to in article L. 1411-1 and the achievement of the objectives of the regio…

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