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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Propaganda documents

Article R7343-36

Decisions concerning the conformity of election propaganda documents may be contested by application to the judicial court, on pain of inadmissibility, within ten days of the notification referred to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Counting of votes and declaration of results

Article R7343-53

After the close of the ballot, the members of the polling station open the electronic ballot box publicly by activating the keys referred to in article R. 7343-50. The ballot box may only be opened if…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave

Article R6152-366

The contractual practitioner may be authorised, following a favourable opinion from the medical committee mentioned in article R. 6152-36, to work part-time for therapeutic reasons under the condition…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R835-3

For the application of this book to French Polynesia: 1° References to the Prefect are replaced by references to the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia; 2° In Article R. 810-1, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election of representatives of local authorities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status

Article R1213-13

If, on the date mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 1213-7, a single list of candidates is submitted for one of the ballots mentioned in articles R. 1213-2 to R. 1213-5, the central census…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R1227-2

The following is punishable by a fourth-class fine: 1° Contravening the provisions of article R. 1221-9 relating to the provision of a copy of the pre-employment declaration or the acknowledgement of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations arising from the results of location surveys

Article R1334-28

If the level of dust measured in the air in application of article R. 1334-27 is less than or equal to the value of five fibres per litre, the owner shall have the periodic assessment of the state of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Jurisdiction over vocational training and apprenticeships where there is no social and economic committee

Article R2312-60

In undertakings or bodies in which the responsibilities of the social and economic committee are devolved to staff representation bodies provided for by provisions other than those of the present code…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R365-4

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° With the exception of the first paragraph of Article R. 313-3 and Articles D. 312-3 and R. 343-31, the words "in France" are replaced by the wo…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Special provisions for overseas territories.

Article R421-63

The provisions of Articles R. 421-58 to R. 421-62 come into force in the Territory of Wallis and Futuna on the first day of the calendar quarter following the date on which compulsory motor third part…

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