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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-5

…his wish to suspend his employment contract for this reason, of the date of his departure on leave and, where applicable, of his request for the leave to be split up or converted into part-time leave…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the curator.

Article 810-5

The receiver draws up a draft settlement of liabilities. The draft provides for the payment of claims in the order set out in Article 796. The draft settlement is published. Creditors who are not paid…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6113-5

…ject to the obligation of secrecy, breach of which is punishable in accordance with articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Criminal Code.The following are also subject to the obligation of secrecy,…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Permanent derogation as of right

Article R3132-5

Industries in which materials susceptible to very rapid alteration are used and those in which any interruption of work would result in the loss or depreciation of the product being manufactured, as w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-5

…deeds, have the sale of the business ordered, eight days after a summons to pay made to the debtor and the third party holder, if any, has remained unsuccessful.The application shall be brought befor…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: The debtor's writ of summons

Article R322-5

…civil procedure, the summons shall include, on pain of nullity :1° An indication of the place, date and time of the orientation hearing of the enforcement judge;2° An indication that the purpose of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-5

…ediately forward to the State representative in the department or, in Paris, to the police prefect, and to the departmental commission for psychiatric care mentioned in article L. 3222-5 any decision…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R6153-5

The odontology intern carries out, by delegation and under the responsibility of the practitioner to whom he/she reports, preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic duties relating to diseases of the mout…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Processing of personal data concerning health necessary for the adapted support of jobseekers with disabilities

Article D5312-51

…nsofar as they are strictly necessary for the purposes mentioned in article D. 5312-50: 1° The type and origin of the disability; 2° The need to compensate for the disability within the meaning ofarti…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification.

Article D324-5

The body which carried out the classification visit sends the classification decisions electronically to the body mentioned in article L. 132-2 on a monthly basis.

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