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Showing 26712680 of 66334 articles for Art. s. L 225-149-4 and L 225-149-5 · Art. L 225-150

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-51

The employer may refuse to grant the leave if it considers that the absence is likely to have a detrimental effect on the smooth running of the company.The employer's refusal is made after consulting…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of activity as a live performance entrepreneur

Article L7122-5

Live performance promoters who are nationals of a European country may establish themselves in order to carry out their activities in France without having to declare their activity, provided that the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Removal from a deceased person.

Article L1232-5

Doctors who carry out a removal or a medical autopsy on a deceased person are obliged to ensure that the body is restored in the best possible way.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Smoking products made from plants other than tobacco

Article L3514-5

Before any non-tobacco plant-based smoking product is placed on the market, manufacturers and importers of such products must send a declaration of the ingredients used, by brand and type of product,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Loan guarantees

Article L3231-5

The départements may guarantee loans taken out to finance the construction, by religious associations or, in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, by public religious establishments or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Expertise

Article L7343-59

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat will determine the conditions under which the Director General of the Autorité des relations sociales des plateformes d'emploi will decide on the request for authorisati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Expertise

Article L7343-56

During the negotiation of a sectoral agreement, one or more recognised representative employee organisations or one or more recognised representative professional platform organisations may apply to t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Expertise

Article L7343-57

The Labour Relations Authority for Employment Platforms assesses the usefulness of the expertise requested, in particular with regard to the subject of the negotiations and the complexity of the issue…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L1613-5

Local authorities and establishments that make civil servants available to trade union organisations, under the conditions set out in article 100 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on the statutory p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2253-5

Where, in a public limited company, a municipality is a member or chairman of the board of directors, a member of the management board or a member or chairman of the supervisory board, the civil liabi…

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