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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Periods of work experience.

Article D5132-43-3

The cumulative duration of all the periods of work experience carried out during the contract concluded in application of article L. 5132-15-1 may not represent more than 25% of the total duration of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Periods of work experience.

Article D5132-43-2

…for an employee undergoing integration is the subject of an agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Chapter V of this Title, subject to the provisions of this sub-section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-26-4

…e following provisions are added: "3° Each year, the activities of the Overseas Agency for Mobility and Adapted Military Service in the local authority; "4° Each year, a report on the activities of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-4

Only the Wallis and Futuna Health Agency may be authorised to carry out operations involving the collection of blood or its components, the biological qualification of donations, and the preparation,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1532-4

In the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, the representative of the State may, by order, suspend or prohibit the processing, import, export, distribution, transfer or use of an element or prod…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-4

…authorities of New Caledonia or French Polynesia. In particular, an agreement may specify the terms and conditions under which the insurance taken out by the Etablissement Français du Sang against the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-4

…ens is composed of twenty-six members: 1° Two professors or senior lecturers from pharmacy training and research units who are active pharmacists, appointed by the Minister for Health, on the recommen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R54-4

The Director General of the Agency for the Management and Recovery of Seized and Confiscated Assets is a judge appointed by order of the Minister of Justice for a renewable term of three years. He is…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: Apprehension in the hands of the person liable to surrender

Article R222-4

A record of the voluntary surrender or apprehension of the property is drawn up. This document contains a detailed description of the property. Where applicable, the property may be photographed; the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The deed of sale.

Article L141-4

The action resulting from Article L. 141-3 must be brought by the purchaser within a period of one year from the date of taking possession.

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