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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-14

The free shares allocated to employees under the conditions set out in Articles L. 225-197-1 to L. 225-197-3 and L. 22-10-59 of the French Commercial Code, without prejudice to the specific provisions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-16

…he inter-regional council of the Ile-de-France region under the conditions laid down in article L. 4124-1. In this case, the complaint concerning a midwife is lodged with this inter-regional council b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investor protection

Article D764-13

…ght-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 452-1, D. 452-2 with the exception of b) of its 4°, D. 452-3 to D. 452-6No. 2005-1211 of 21 September 20…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-10

…s taken into account for the determination of the basis for contributions defined in article L. 242-1 of the Social Security Code, received by each beneficiary during the financial year in question, w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Declaration of exemptions

Article R1453-15

…ulating the offer of benefits whose value is less than the amounts set in application of article L. 1453-11 is signed by the person mentioned in article L. 1453-5 and the beneficiary or beneficiaries.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D3661-15

The summary data on the financial situation of metropolitan Lyon, provided for in 1° of the first paragraph of article L. 3661-15, include the following ratios: 1° Real operating expenditure/populatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4451-13

…to ionising radiation by seeking the assistance of the employee referred to in I of Article L. 4644-1 or, if he has already appointed one, of the radiation protection advisor. The main purpose of this…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-12

…ried out following a traffic accident that occurred under the conditions set out in Article L. 3354-1, the officer or agent of the judicial police shall send : 1° The first blood sample taken, togethe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Nursing, rehabilitation and medico-technical care committee

Article R6146-10

I.-The nursing, re-education and medico-technical care commission provided for in article L. 6146-9 of the public health code is consulted on : 1° The nursing, re-education and medico-technical care p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-9-1

…can be lifted or that the patient can be cared for in the form mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 3211-2-1, the director of the host establishment will refer the matter within twenty-four hours to the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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