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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Due diligence

Article D8254-6

Any enforcement officer who observes the recruitment or employment of a foreign national who does not hold a permit authorising him or her to work as an employee in France by the co-contractor referre…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Actions and resources of members of multidisciplinary occupational health teams.

Article L4624-6

…on and indications or proposals issued by the occupational physician in application of articles L. 4624-2 to L. 4624-4. In the event of refusal, the employer shall inform the worker and the occupation…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Liability of establishments with regard to the property of residents

Article L1113-6

Objects abandoned on the departure or death of their owners in one of the establishments mentioned in article L. 1113-1 are deposited in the hands of agents appointed for this purpose or a public acco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Missions and activities

Article R5126-69

…tion and emergency care for their staff, the structures mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 5126-68 supply, under the responsibility of a pharmacist from the in-house pharmacy or a doctor, the me…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Composition, election and term of office.

Article L2333-6

When an employee representative on the Group Works Council ceases to perform his duties, his replacement, for the remainder of his term of office, is appointed by the trade union organisations in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Management posts

Article R1432-69

The following shall be set by order of the Ministers of Health, Labour, Solidarity, the Civil Service and the Budget, after consulting the National Steering Committee of the Regional Health Agencies,…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Accounting and financial system

Article D211-66

The expenditure of the National Mountain Sports School includes in particular: 1° The school's own staff, operating, equipment and maintenance, accommodation and investment costs; 2° Payments made to…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 621-19

Grants are awarded and their amount is determined by taking into consideration:1° The quality and originality of the visual proposal;2° The appropriateness of the technical choices relating to visual…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: Residence permits for professional purposes

Article R421-60

By way of derogation from article R. 432-2, silence kept by the administrative authority on the application for a multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "seasonal worker" provided for in ar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-6

Natural persons guilty of one of the offences provided for in articles L. 335-2 to L. 335-4-2 may also be ordered, at their own expense, to remove from commercial channels the objects deemed to be inf…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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