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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-11

For periods of absence due to maternity leave, adoption leave or bereavement leave and for periods of suspension of the employment contract due to an accident at work or an occupational disease or qua…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishments authorised to collect cells for therapeutic purposes

Article R1242-11

Establishments authorised to carry out cell sampling take the necessary steps to ensure that all documents relating to the sampling are kept in accordance with the rules of good cell sampling practice…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R1613-11

…erations, the information provided for in article R. 2334-26. The provisions of articles R. 2334-24 and R. 2334-28 to R. 2334-31, with the exception of II of article R. 2334-30, are applicable to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article R3122-11

…nable the occupational physician to assess the possible consequences of night work for their health and safety, in particular due to changes in chronobiological rhythms, and to understand the potentia…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formal notice to reduce the interval between periodic inspections.

Article R4721-11

The Labour Inspectorate inspector may give the employer formal notice to reduce the interval between inspections of work equipment or categories of work equipment as provided for in the orders referre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Substitute team

Article R3132-11

The daily working time of employees assigned to stand-in shifts may be up to twelve hours when the period during which such shifts are used does not exceed forty-eight consecutive hours. When this per…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for authorisation and practice

Article D513-11-9

In the event of infringement of the applicable legislative and regulatory provisions, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may suspend or wit…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-11

The application for grant shall be supplemented, where applicable, by indications relating to: 1° The reduction in the rate of royalties granted to the applicant or requested by him; 2° Earlier regist…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary chapter: The commission for the examination of commercial practices

Article D440-11

The Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall ensure the anonymity of all documents, investigation reports and information gathered before they are communicated to the Trade Practices Review Commission. To thi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Initial registrations

Article R521-11

Unless otherwise provided, registration is effective for five years. Registration may be renewed before this period expires.

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