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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Members of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee

Article L2434-1

Breaking the employment contract of an employee who is a member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee, a candidate for this position or a former member of the staf…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to non-identifying data and the identity of the third-party donor

Article L2143-1

…urposes of this Chapter, the notion of third-party donor means the person whose gametes have been collected or retrieved pursuant to Chapter IV of Title IV of Book II of Part One of this Code, as well…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-16

To monitor the sale of goods and the provision of services over the internet, authorised agents may use an assumed identity.The conditions under which they carry out their findings are specified by de…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-12

1° The value that the goods would have if there were no lack of conformity; 2° The significance of the lack of conformity; and 3° Any possibility of opting for the other choice without major inconveni…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Communes of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L2571-1

This Part of the Code is applicable to the communes of the archipelago of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. For this application it shall read: 1° "Collectivité territoriale" instead of: "département"; 2° "Co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Work placement periods.

Article L5135-1

The purpose of work experience periods is to enable a worker, whether or not unemployed, or a job seeker: 1° Discover a trade or sector of activity; 2° to confirm a career plan; or 3° Initiate a recru…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Prohibition of certain materials in medical devices

Article L5214-1

From 1 July 2015, the use of tubing containing di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in concentrations exceeding levels set by order of the Minister for Health is prohibited in paediatric, neonatal and maternit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Electoral colleges.

Article L2314-13

The distribution of seats between the different categories of personnel and the distribution of personnel in the electoral colleges are the subject of an agreement between the employer and the trade u…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-15

Failure to declare advertising media within the time limits set out in articles L. 2333-13 et L. 2333-14 or when these declarations have the effect of reducing the amount of tax actually due, the taxp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising departmental mandates

Article L3123-12

Travel, subsistence and teaching expenses are eligible for reimbursement.Losses of income suffered by the elected member as a result of exercising his or her right to training under this section are c…

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