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Showing 301310 of 54779 articles for Art. Ordinance 2019-359 of 24 April 2019 – restrictive-practices reform

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article D4625-24

For the purposes of this section, the prevention and occupational health service responsible for monitoring workers in the establishment is called the main prevention and occupational health service.…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Calculation of aid

Article R5121-24

State aid is granted under the following conditions: 1° The training courses must last at least five hundred hours; 2° The courses must be given to employees who have been with the company for at leas…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Status of employees.

Article D5424-24

The differential allowance provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 5424-18 is reimbursed to the public authorities by the paid leave funds.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Management of the register of travel agents and other operators involved in the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-24

…commission referred to in article L. 141-2 will remove the operator from the register in the event of fraudulent declaration or if the travel operator no longer satisfies the conditions laid down in…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effects of winding-up proceedings of companies whose registered office is located within the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France.

Article L326-24

The provisions of the law of the Member State in which the reorganisation measure was taken or winding-up proceedings were opened in respect of an insurance undertaking whose registered office is situ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of dental surgeons towards patients.

Article R4127-240

I. - The dental surgeon must always determine the amount of his fees with tact and moderation.The factors to be taken into account are, independently of the importance and difficulty of the treatment,…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Voting and electoral operations.

Article R723-24

…ligibility and electoral operations organised under this chapter shall fall within the jurisdiction of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the seat of the commercial court is located. The jud…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Participation of private healthcare professionals in the work of public health institutions

Article R6146-24

With the agreement of the Director, private practitioners' locums may provide care in the public health establishment in compliance with the provisions of the contract referred to in article R. 6146-1…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Obligations of the insurer

Article L175-24

The insurer cannot be obliged to repair or replace the insured items.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L213-24

…r, has taken the initiative and financial, artistic and technical responsibility for the production of a feature-length cinematographic work eligible for financial support for production from the Cent…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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