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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreements

Article R5132-29

…in the structure. This document sets out what has been achieved in terms of monitoring, social and professional support, and supervision of people with particular social and professional difficulties…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Emergency medical facilities

Article D6124-6

…der the responsibility of a hospital practitioner of polyvalent emergency medicine or a doctor with professional experience equivalent to at least two years in this discipline and holding a diploma of…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Strategic Grouping Committee

Article R6132-10-1

…of the member institutions with regard to these staff;5° The territorial policy for the continuing professional development of medical, odontological, pharmaceutical and midwifery professionals, with…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 199

…for release, refuse the personal appearance of the person concerned by a reasoned decision that is not subject to appeal. In the event of the person concerned appearing in person, the maximum period…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Exemptions

Article 35 ter

Individuals who sell electricity produced from installations with a power output not exceeding 3 kilowatts peak, which use the sun's radiative energy, are connected to the public network at no more th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to the provision or delivery of information or documents on any durable medium other than paper

Article L311-7

For the purposes of this Title, a durable medium is any instrument which enables the customer or professional to store information addressed personally to him so that he can refer to it at a later dat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-6

The management of a deposit account for natural persons acting for professional purposes is governed by a written agreement on paper or on another durable medium, between the customer and his credit i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Trade union audience measurement for companies with fewer than eleven employees

Article L2122-10-3

By way of derogation from their professional secrecy obligations, the social security funds communicate to the services of the minister responsible for labour the data relating to companies employing…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the insurance obligation.

Article L211-5-1

…211-1 mention the insured's option, in the event of damage covered by the contract, to choose the professional repairer he wishes to use. This information is also provided, under conditions defined…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Determining the applicable collective agreement.

Article L2261-2

…of several activities making the application of this criterion uncertain, collective agreements and professional agreements may, by means of reciprocal clauses of an identical nature, lay down the con…

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