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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions for negotiating agreements concluded in undertakings without a trade union delegate or works council

Article L2232-29-2

For the purposes of this sub-section, the number of employees is calculated in accordance with the procedures defined in articles L. 1111-2 and L. 1251-54.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions for negotiating agreements concluded in undertakings without a trade union delegate or works council

Article L2232-28

Employees who, by virtue of the powers they hold, can be assimilated to the employer, as well as employees related to the employer mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 2314-19, may not be ap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions for negotiating agreements concluded in undertakings without a trade union delegate or works council

Article L2232-27

For the application of articles L. 2232-23-1 and L. 2232-26, each mandated employee is entitled to the time necessary to carry out his duties within the limits of a duration which, save in exceptional…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-37-5

The administrative composition procedure is definitively interrupted : 1° If the person to whom it has been proposed refuses or fails to make a decision within the time limit set in article R. 621-37-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-85

Notwithstanding article R. 214-83, the assets of a real estate investment company with variable capital may also include direct or indirect holdings in companies mentioned in 2° and 3° of the I of art…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Regional fund for apprenticeship and continuing vocational training

Article R4332-6

The amount of State credits transferred to the regions under the second paragraph of article L. 4332-1 is drawn up, following the opinion of the commission provided for in article L. 1614-3, based on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L2573-39

The articles L. 2312-1 and L. 2312-2 and, as from the 2009 financial year, Article L. 2312-3 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.The report on the budget guidelines mentioned in Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-38

The birthing area includes 1° Pre-labour rooms ; 2° Labour rooms ; 3° Rooms for observation and immediate care of newborn babies; 4° At least one intervention room for obstetric surgery. In the event…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals in seasonal employment

Article L421-34

A foreign national who works in a seasonal job, as defined in 3° of article L. 1242-2 of the Labour Code, and who undertakes to maintain his or her usual residence outside France, will be issued with…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article R2197-3

The local committees are set up at regional, inter-regional or inter-departmental level by an order of the Minister for the Economy appended to this code. This order sets their boundaries and designat…

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