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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-11-1

…the damages and interest provided for in articles L. 1235-2 to L. 1235-5 and L. 1235-11 to L. 1235-13 of the Labour Code in the event of termination of an employment contract. Failure to pay this com…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 732-1

…person has been sentenced to life imprisonment for one of the crimes referred to in Article 706-53-13 and has been conditionally released with a care order, the regional secure detention court may, i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Designation of the country of return

Article R*721-3

…ision was issued by the Minister of the Interior before the entry into force of decree no. 97-24 of 13 January 1997 on the basis of the provisions of article 23 of order no. 45-2658 of 2 November 1945…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation conditions.

Article L7122-24

…nsmission of the fixed-term employment contract, as provided for in articles L. 1242-12 and L. 1242-13 , and the information to be given to the employee as provided for in article L. 1221-5-1; 4° Affi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Composition of the Assize Court

Article A36-12

…May 2004, art. 2,2°) Martinique550Mayenne300Meurthe-et-Moselle600Nièvre230Paris2,300Savoie390(Arr. 13 sept. 2006, art. 2) Seine-et-Marne1,400Seine-Saint-Denis2,000Val-de-Marne1,700Var1,000Yonne350The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article D2352-16

…lation of the employee majorities referred to in the first and second paragraphs of Article L. 2352-13, each member holding a seat on the special negotiating body allocated to a Member State represent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Voluntary termination of pregnancy by medication

Article R2311-20

…ment's in-house pharmacy, which supplies the centre under the conditions set out in article R. 5126-13.In the absence of a pharmacist, the director or another doctor or midwife of the centre, designat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Specific provisions governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to sensory effects

Article R4453-25

…for in article R. 4453-6 and adapt the preventive means and measures referred to in article R. 4453-13.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensation for severe disability

Article R5213-42

…ing documents:1° One of the proofs of entitlement to compulsory employment listed inarticle L. 5212-13 of the Labour Code;2° A certificate of fitness or a certificate of monitoring issued by the occup…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-7

…he region and in compliance with the guidelines defined by the plan provided for in article L. 4251-13 of this code. An agreement concluded with the organisation receiving the subsidy sets out the lat…

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