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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-3

…pose of which is to reinsure in full the contracts underwritten by these mutual insurance companies and to give them their joint and several guarantee.Such associations may only be formed between mutu…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article D325-3-2

…n whole or in part of dwellings spread over the territory of the commune where the reception office and the collective buildings are located, or over the territory of contiguous communes. In this case…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder.

Article D47-29-3

…alisation ordered by a court pursuant to this article is, with regard to the conditions for lifting and extending this measure, identical to that for hospitalisation ordered by the State representativ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R*3231-2

The consumer price index used for the application of articles L. 3231-4 and L. 3231-12 is the monthly consumer price index excluding tobacco for households in the first quintile of the distribution of…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R4216-2-3

…uivalent spaces when it meets one of the following conditions: 1° It is located on the ground floor and has a sufficient number of exits, as provided for in article R. 4216-8, which are accessible to…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article R5422-2-3

…he regional inter-professional joint committee certifies that the employee's career plan is genuine and serious, the employee has six months from notification of the decision to submit an application…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4351-2-3

The medical radiology technician is authorised to participate, under the responsibility and in the presence of the doctor mentioned in article R. 4351-1, and, where appropriate, a medical physicist, i…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account funding

Article R6323-3-2

…s dépôts et consignations, which manages it in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 6333-6 and L. 6333-7. The account of the dismissed employee concerned is credited with the corresponding co…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5313-3-2

In all cases where the Agency's inspectors identify an infringement likely to result in criminal proceedings, the Agency's Director General will forward the report(s) referred to in Article L. 5411-2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3121-12

…absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 3121-11: 1° The way on-call duty is organised and the compensation for it are set by the employer, after consulting the social and economic commit…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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