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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Urgent work.

Article L3132-4

…ompany, as well as each employee of the company where the work is carried out, normally assigned to maintenance and repair work, benefits from compensatory rest of a duration equal to the rest cancell…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and scope

Article L4022-4

…r which certain categories of professionals, within each of the professions mentioned in Article L. 4022-3, may be wholly or partially exempt from the obligation defined in I of Article L. 4022-2 when…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-4

Any decision to refuse full or partial administrative authorisation must be substantiated and notified by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution to the company concerned, after the latte…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 831-4

The total amount of sums allocated under the provisions of this Title may not exceed the following ceilings:1° With regard to the sums invested, 35% of the sums entered on 31 January 2023 in the autom…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Changes in the legal status of the company.

Article L3313-4

When a change occurs in the legal situation of the company, in particular by merger, transfer or demerger, which requires the setting up of new staff representative institutions, the profit-sharing ag…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article R225-47

…equirements for an advanced electronic signature set out in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and tru…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Compensation scheme for territorial councillors

Article L6434-4

…ersonal assistance in their own home or mobility assistance in the local environment to help them remain in their own home in application of the aforementioned Article L. 1522-1 aforementioned of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R50-48

When the person is in a public or private establishment in which he or she is placed or detained pursuant to a judicial or administrative decision, proof of address may consist of a certificate issued…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R55-4

In the event of an adversarial decision handed down in the presence of the convicted person or his representative, the latter will be given, at the end of the hearing, if he so requests, a statement o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Breach of contract.

Article L7112-4

Where the length of service exceeds fifteen years, an arbitration commission is appointed to determine the compensation due. This commission is made up equally of arbitrators appointed by the employer…

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