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Showing 40714080 of 11457 articles for Art. Rép. Kamowski: AN 25-12-2018 n° 13638

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employment and working conditions

Article R1253-40

The company may: 1° Make available to one of the members of the employers' group one of the employees it employs who is not assigned to this activity; 2° Use an employee assigned to the activity of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Employment and working conditions

Article R1253-42

In the case of an employee being made available, as provided for in 1° of article R. 1253-40, the rider also includes the clauses provided for in article L. 1253-9.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Application of the provisions concerning the right to an interpreter

Article D594-5

The right of suspected or accused persons to the assistance of an interpreter pursuant to the provisions of this code also applies to persons with speech or hearing impairments. If their condition so…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Application of the provisions concerning the right to an interpreter

Article D594-4

Assistance by a foreign language or sign language interpreter may, where appropriate, be provided by means of telecommunication, in accordance with the provisions of the penultimate paragraph of Artic…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: House arrest or administrative detention

Article L753-2

…for overriding reasons of protecting public order or national security established on the basis of an individual assessment of the applicant, if other less coercive measures cannot be effectively app…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: House arrest or administrative detention

Article L753-1

…tention a foreigner applying for asylum who is the subject of a deportation decision, a penalty of ban from French territory pursuant to article 131-30 of the penal code or an administrative ban from…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: MEASURES APPLICABLE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF A DECISION OF EXPULSION, A PENALTY OF BANNING FROM FRENCH TERRITORY OR AN ADMINISTRATIVE BAN FROM FRENCH TERRITORY IN CASE OF AN ASYLUM APPLICATION

Article L753-5

At the request of the administrative authority, and without prejudice to the cases provided for in c and d of 2° of Article L. 542-2, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Per…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: MEASURES APPLICABLE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF A DECISION OF EXPULSION, A PENALTY OF BANNING FROM FRENCH TERRITORY OR AN ADMINISTRATIVE BAN FROM FRENCH TERRITORY IN CASE OF AN ASYLUM APPLICATION

Article L753-6

Without prejudice to other surveillance measures decided by the administrative or judicial authority, detention is terminated if the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for intervention

Article R4451-102

…irst group: 1° Receives information adapted to the radiological emergency situation that has arisen and to the conditions of the intervention; 2° Confirms his or her agreement to the intervention; 3°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Dosimetric monitoring management

Article R4451-106

The occupational health physician and the radiation protection advisor shall work together to implement the individual dosimetric monitoring provided for in 4° of Article R. 4451-102 or the exposure a…

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