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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the departments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L1234-15

…ation is fixed on a daily basis ;2° One week's notice where remuneration is fixed on a weekly basis;3° Two weeks' notice if his remuneration is fixed on a monthly basis;4° six weeks when his remunerat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-15

When a court convicts the perpetrator of an offence referred to in articles 706-3 and 706-14 to pay damages to the civil party, it shall inform the latter of the possibility of submitting a claim for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4251-8

…L. 4251-5 and the conditions under which the person concerned is subject to a compensation measure; 3° The terms and conditions for organising the aptitude test referred to in article L. 4251-6.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Settlement of claims arising from employment contracts.

Article L625-7

…1-15 of the Labour Code, for the causes and amounts defined in the said articles; 2° By the lien of 3° of article 2331 and of 2° of article 2377 of the Civil Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cancellation of the sale.

Article L4411-7

The purchaser of a dangerous substance or mixture which has been delivered under conditions contrary to the provisions of articles L. 4411-1 and L. 4411-3 may, even in the presence of a clause to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L946-9

For the application of articles L. 622-24, L. 626-20, L. 625-3, L. 625-4 and L. 662-4, the institutions mentioned in article L. 143-11-4 of the French Labour Code are the territorial institutions resp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-45

…tion includes in particular: 1° Contributions, reserves and similar receipts; 2° Investment grants; 3° Provisions and depreciation; 4° Borrowings and similar debts ; 5° The net book value of fixed ass…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5141-93

…nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail ; 2° (Deleted) ;3° The veterinary pharmacovigilance centres mentioned in Article R. 5141-101; 4° Pharmacists, veteri…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure for setting up unified bodies

Article R6132-13-1

If the Director General of the Regional Health Agency does not respond within one month to a request to set up a Unified Group Medical Commission or a Unified Group Nursing, Rehabilitation and Medico-…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-19

A decree in the Council of State shall set: 1° The conditions for application of the measures provided for in Articles L. 521-14 to L. 521-17-3; 2° The conditions under which the destruction of goods…

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