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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Term and end of office

Article L2316-11

Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 2316-10, a branch agreement, a group agreement or a company agreement, as the case may be, may set the term of office of the employee representatives on th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Term and end of office

Article L2316-10

The election takes place every four years, after the general election of works council members.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inter-regional health plan and specific regional health plan

Article R1434-10

The Minister for Health shall, by decree, draw up a list of heavy equipment and healthcare, preventive or medico-social activities with specific characteristics, in particular due to their highly tech…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Investigations

Article D15-5-3

The summary record of police custody provided for in Article 64 shall mention the information given and requests made pursuant to Articles 63-2 to 63-3-1 and the action taken on them, without it being…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1-2

Contracts with unit-linked guarantees as referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 131-1 must refer to at least one unit of account made up of transferable securities, collective investment un…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2224-10

…c enquiry carried out in accordance with Chapter III of Title II of Book I of the Environment Code: 1° Collective sanitation areas where they are required to ensure the collection of domestic wastewat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Warning and signalling systems

Article R4324-16

Work equipment shall include the warnings, signs and warning devices essential to ensure the safety of workers. These warnings, signs and warning devices must be chosen and placed in such a way as to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Warning and signalling systems

Article R4324-17

Where operators have the possibility of choosing and adjusting the technical operating characteristics of work equipment, the latter shall include all the information necessary for these operations to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-3

The representation of the staff mentioned in 1° of Article R. 6156-2 is organised into three statutory colleges:1° The college of staff mentioned in 1° of article 1 of decree no. 2021-1645 of 13th Dec…

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

Article L2334-13

…g a grant for the benefit of groups of communes, a national equalisation grant, an urban solidarity and social cohesion grant, a rural solidarity grant, a start-up grant for new communes and an inter-…

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