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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employer representation at professional branch level

Article L2152-1

In the professional branches, the professional employers' organisations are representative:1° which meet the criteria mentioned in 1° to 5° of article L. 2151-1 ;2° Which have a balanced territorial c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation and administration.

Article D4622-14

…employees monitored by a company occupational health and prevention service in the following cases: 1° The company or establishment belongs to a group within the meaning of article L. 2331-1 ; 2° The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement and conduct of secondary insolvency proceedings

Article R692-1

…y proceedings made by the debtor or the insolvency practitioner of the main insolvency proceedings: 1° A copy of the decision to open the main insolvency proceedings by the court of another Member Sta…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2362-1

The provisions of article R. 2162-1 apply.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Union representation

Article R1432-123

The trade union organisations mentioned inArticle L. 2142-1-1 of the Labour Code may appoint representatives of the trade union sections under the conditions laid down in Section II of Chapter II of T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Single risk assessment document

Article R4121-1-1

The employer shall record, in an appendix to the single document: 1° Collective data useful for assessing individual exposure to the risk factors mentioned in Article L. 4161-1 in order to facilitate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Syndicat mixte associant exclusivement des communes et des établissements publics de coopération intercommunale (Mixed syndicate associating exclusively municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation)

Article D5843-1

I. - The articles R. 5711-1-1 to R. 5711-5 are applicable in French Polynesia.II. - For the application of Article R. 5711-1-1, the words: "of Book III of Part Two" are replaced by the words: "of Sect…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article L361-1

Articles L. 311-1, L. 341-15 and L. 342-1 to L. 342-29 do not apply to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and La Réunion.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article L5422-1

…it for work and looking for work, who meet the conditions of age and previous activity, and whose : 1° Either the loss of employment is involuntary, or is treated as involuntary by the agreements rela…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to all private health establishments.

Article R6161-1

…s keep separate accounts to identify income and expenditure relating to activities carried out in : 1° The long-term care units mentioned in 2° of article L. 6111-2 ; 2° The social or medico-social se…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
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