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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for certain employees.

Article L5424-2

The employers mentioned in article L. 5424-1 are responsible for managing the insurance allowance. They may, by agreement with Pôle emploi, on behalf of the body mentioned in article L. 5427-1, entrus…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Access to personal health information.

Article R1111-2

…f providing these copies is to be borne by the applicant under the conditions set out in article L. 1111-7 . If the information requested is held by a health institution and if the technical facilitie…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: List of ad hoc administrators

Article R53-2

…der for a legal entity to be registered on a list of ad hoc administrators, proof must be provided: 1° That the managers of the legal entity meet the conditions laid down in 4° and 5° of the preceding…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Leave to validate acquired experience

Article L6422-2

The duration of this leave may not exceed forty-eight hours per assessment session. This period may be increased by collective agreement.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Monthly statement of employment contracts

Article D1221-28

The provisions of this subsection apply to undertakings and establishments with fifty or more employees.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Monthly statement of employment contracts

Article D1221-29

Within the first eight days of each month, the employer must send the DARES (Direction de l'animation de la recherche, des études et des statistiques) a statement of the employment contracts concluded…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Resignation for refusal of service

Article D1442-20

…the refusal of service of an industrial tribunal member of his court as provided for in article L. 1442-12 in a report containing the reasoned opinion of the section or chamber. The councillor is fir…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of the régies (R).

Article R1617-2

The revenue, imprest and imprest accounts of local authorities and their public establishments are set up in accordance with the provisions specific to each category of body, with the assent of the as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Procedure applicable to gifts (R).

Article R2242-2

…f the Interior within six months of the opening of the will. They include the surnames, first names and addresses of the claimants, their order and degree of relationship to the deceased, as well as t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to electronic signatures

Article A53-2

…hin the meaning of Article D. 589-3 is an advanced electronic signature, in accordance with Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on e…

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