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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Financial provisions.

Article R4643-36

Contributions are made up of: 1° A fraction of the amount of wages paid to permanent employees by member companies, plus holiday pay for which a contribution is collected by the holiday pay funds set…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Role of blood transfusion establishments.

Article R1221-39

In each blood establishment, a haemovigilance and transfusion safety correspondent is responsible for ensuring, under the authority of the person in charge:1° Collecting and keeping the information me…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article R430-3

If the European Commission decides, pursuant to Article 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139 / 2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings, to refer all or part of a c…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article R721-3

I. - The opening of the public enquiry into an application for approval of a specification provided for in 2° of article L. 721-3 is the subject of a notice which is published, concomitantly with the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recipient organisation

Article R1221-3

The pre-recruitment declaration is sent by the employer : 1° Either to the body responsible for collecting contributions under the general social security scheme in whose territorial jurisdiction the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Single document

Article R4461-3

As part of the risk assessment provided for in Article R. 4121-1, the employer shall record the following in particular in the single assessment document: 1° The level, type and duration of exposure o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions applicable to the publication of a musical work

Article L132-17-9

Agreements relating to the respective obligations of authors and music publishers and the penalties for non-compliance, and dealing with professional practices, concluded between the professional orga…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of departmental mandates

Article L3123-9-2

On the occasion of the general renewal of the departmental council, any departmental council president or any vice-president delegated by the latter who, in order to carry out his or her mandate, had…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of departmental mandates

Article L3123-9-1

At the end of their term of office, any departmental council president or any vice-president delegated by the latter who, in order to exercise their mandate, has ceased their salaried professional act…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of regional mandates

Article L4135-9-1

At the end of their term of office, any regional council president or any vice-president delegated by the latter who, in order to exercise their mandate, has ceased their salaried professional activit…

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