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Showing 57415750 of 70378 articles for Art. s. L 141-2 to L 141-22 · R 141-1 et seq.

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection.

Article L4623-5-2

A fixed-term employment contract may only be terminated once the labour inspector has established that the termination is not related to the performance of the occupational physician's duties and does…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article L7111-5-2

A copy of the code of ethics provided for inarticle 2 bis of the law of 29 July 1881 on the freedom of the press is given to all journalists when they are hired and to all journalists already employed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-212

Publication of the notice provided for in Article R. 123-211 is required from the registrar by the new owner of the business within three days of the first insertion in a medium authorised to receive…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Implementation within a group of undertakings

Article L3344-1

Incentives, profit-sharing or a company savings plan may be set up within a group made up of companies that are legally independent but have established financial and economic links between them. Howe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical devices.

Article L5461-1

The following are empowered to investigate and record infringements and breaches of the provisions of Title I of Book II of this Part, as set out in Articles L. 5461-2 to L. 5461-9, as well as the reg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L4344-4-2

Any person who practises speech and language therapy within the meaning of article L. 4341-1 is practising the profession of speech and language therapist illegally without :1° holding a certificate o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : General system of exemptions from the obligation to deposit the funds of local authorities and their public establishments with the State

Article L1875-1

I. - Article L. 1618-2, with the exception of V, is applicable to the communes of French Polynesia and their public establishments.II. - For its application, the words: "in Articles L. 1424-30, L. 212…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Job search.

Article L5411-6-2

The nature and characteristics of the job(s) sought, the preferred geographical area and the expected salary, as mentioned in the personalised project for access to employment, make up the reasonable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-5-2

At the patient's request to avoid all suffering and not to be subjected to unreasonable obstinacy, deep and continuous sedation causing altered consciousness maintained until death, combined with anal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations

Article L785-1

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indi…

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