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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-4

…pen-ended employment contract with a temporary employment undertaking are governed by Articles L. 1251-5 to L. 1251-63, subject to the adaptations provided for in this section and with the exception o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from the weekly working time in the event of combination with another part-time employment contract

Article D5132-10-5-4

…ment for a part-time employment contract with an employer other than those mentioned in articles L. 5132-4 and L. 5213-13; 2° A document specifying the employment support measures that it plans to imp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from the weekly working time in the event of combination with another part-time employment contract

Article D5132-10-5-3

The derogation, provided for in article L. 5132-5, from the minimum weekly working time for the holder of a fixed-term contract concluded in application of article L. 1242-3 is authorised by the Prefe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Manufacture and import of investigational medicinal products.

Article R5124-57-4

…ed to standards of good manufacturing practice at least equivalent to those laid down in article L. 5121-5 when they are imported : a) From a State that is not a member of the European Community and n…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-2

…latter has undertaken in writing to send him the information mentioned in b of 2° of article R. 132-5-1. II - Such an agreement is not required in the case of the marketing of contracts mentioned in a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2223-55-1

The prior declarations and supporting documents mentioned in articles R. 2213-2-2, R. 2213-5, R. 2213-7, R. 2213-8, R. 2213-8-1, R. 2213-10, R. 2213-13, R. 2213-14, R. 2213-21 and R. 2213-28 are kept…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-4

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of articles 706-53-9 and 706-53-10, the information mentioned in Article 706-53-2 concerning the same person shall be removed from the file on th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-5-3

…eration or special benefits under the conditions provided for in the tenth paragraph of article L. 1524-5.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection.

Article L4623-5-1

…the opinion of the occupational health inspector, under the conditions laid down in article L. 4623-5.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applying for leave as part of a career transition project

Article D6323-10-5

…on for a professional transition project financed under the conditions mentioned inarticle L. 221-1-5 of the Social Security Code, the employer's authorisation mentioned in article R. 6323-10 must be…

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