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Showing 201210 of 69543 articles for Art. 515-5-1 and 515-5-2

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Objectives and resources agreement

Article D6323-21-5

…nal joint committee are made up of : 1° Administrative management costs relating to the instruction and monitoring of professional transition projects, projects mentioned in 2° of II of article L. 542…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Other applications of the Community arbitration procedure

Article R5121-51-11

…munity arbitration procedure implemented in accordance with the provisions of Articles R. 5121-51-8 and R. 5121-51-9, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des prod…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D6341-24-5

Persons who complete a vocational training course for which the prison administration is responsible outside the institution under a semi-liberty or work release scheme are entitled to the remuneratio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 56-5

…overed by the secrecy of deliberations may only be carried out by a magistrate, following a written and reasoned decision by the latter, in the presence of the first president of the court of appeal o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 1-5-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 123-61-1)

Article Annexe 1-5-1

…1. Declarant (1) Name or business name of the legal entity Registered with the RCS, number Identity and capacity of the signing legal representative 2. Purpose of the declaration Requests that the inc…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to minors and adults

Article 1234-5

Any decision of the Family Council is taken by a simple majority of the votes cast.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Provisions specific to entry 3: "cardiac intensive care".

Article D6124-29-5

…is part of the regional care network for acute cardiovascular pathologies, which aims to encourage and structure cooperation, particularly through telehealth.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mutual insurance companies with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-54-2

…l insurance company is managed by a management board, the latter shall consist of not more than two and not more than five members. The number of members of the Management Board is determined by the a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment.

Article R6152-511-1

Assistants must have completed at least two years of full-time service before they can be recruited as part-time hospital assistants. An assistant who has worked full-time or part-time for six years m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment.

Article R6152-508-1

…ng that, the head of the department, the head of the functional unit or another internal structure, and after obtaining the opinion of the chairman of the establishment's medical committee, between th…

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