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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Low-voltage lines, pipes and installations inside premises A.

Article R4534-129

…angerous contact must be kept out of reach: 1° Either by placing effective, firmly fixed obstacles; 2° Or by having or carrying out effective insulation by covering bare or insufficiently insulated li…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-12

…ualification of the person replaced when it is concluded under 1°, 4° and 5° of article L. 1242-2 ; 2° The expiry date and, where applicable, a renewal clause when it includes a specific expiry date;3…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-17

For the prosecution, investigation and trial of offences falling within the scope of Article 706-16, the anti-terrorist public prosecutor, the investigating judge, the criminal court and the Paris ass…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L2311-1

…employers and their employees.They also apply to1° Public industrial and commercial establishments ;2° Public administrative establishments when they employ staff under private law conditions.These pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5124-1

Unless it is an offence of fraud, as defined and punished by article 313-1, 5° of article 313-2 andarticle 313-3 of the French Criminal Code, fraudulently obtaining or attempting to obtain the benefit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Declaration and approval of organisations

Article L7232-1

…ow an age limit set by joint order of the Minister for Employment and the Minister for the Family ; 2° Activities covered by 2° of article L. 7231-1, with the exception of activities for which the lis…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-5

…thin the following time limits: 1° A foreign national who holds a residence document referred to in 2° to 8° of Article R. 431-2. If their application is for a residence permit not included in this li…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article R642-1

The offeror certifies that it does not fall under any of the incapacities provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 642-3 and attaches, where it is required to draw them up, its annual account…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private practice.

Article R4127-88

The doctor may, with authorisation, be assisted in his practice by another doctor when the needs of public health so require, in the event of an exceptional influx of people, or when, temporarily, his…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Content and procedure

Article R6423-3-1

Within the framework of their respective competences mentioned in articles L. 5311-1 and L. 5311-2 and in 6° of article L. 6121-1, the State or the region may finance, where appropriate with the profe…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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