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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Platform Players' Council

Article R7345-15

…of the Board of Directors on matters falling within the remit of the establishment, in particular: 1° The working and employment conditions of the workers referred to in Article L. 7343-1 and ways of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences

Article R8114-1

Failure to comply with the provisions of article R. 8113-1 is punishable by a fourth-class fine. This fine is applied as many times as there are persons employed under conditions liable to be penalise…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Funeral and burial regulations.

Article D2573-16-1

…ct to the adaptations provided for in II to XXV. II. - For the application of article R. 2213-2-2 : 1° The words: "provided for in article L. 2223-42" are deleted; 2° The words: "in e of article R. 22…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recruitment.

Article R6152-5-1

Hospital practitioners who, as contract practitioners or hospital assistants, have signed a hospital career commitment agreement in application of the provisions of article R. 6152-404-1 or article R.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 211-112

Works are eligible for post-production support if they:1° Meet the general conditions set out in sub-section 2 of section 1 of this chapter;2° Are in original French or, if at least two different lang…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction

Article R2623-1

The conciliation commission provided for in article L. 2623-1 may hear any collective labour dispute arising in the department or collectivity in which it sits, with the exception of collective labour…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compulsory examinations.

Article R2132-1

…s in particular twenty compulsory medical examinations during the first eighteen years, as follows: 1° Fourteen during the first three years; 2° Three from the fourth to the sixth year; 3° Three from…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approved prevention groups.

Article D611-1

To qualify for approval under article L. 611-1, approved prevention groups must meet the conditions set out in articles D. 611-2 to D. 611-8.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 1-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 123-63 AND A. 134-2)

Article Annexe 1-2

Model certificate of delivery of information given to one's spouse with joint property on the consequences of debts contracted in the exercise of one's profession on joint property. I, the undersigned…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article D522-1-1

The maximum amount of payment transactions referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 522-11-1 is set at three million euros per month. This ceiling applies to the average total amount, over the…

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