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Showing 831840 of 65950 articles for Art. CJUE 30-9-2021 aff. 299/20 and ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-21

An agreement or an extended branch agreement may stipulate the rate of increase for each of the overtime hours worked within the limit set in article L. 3123-20. This rate may not be less than 10%.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-21

…nts within the framework of agreements, health cooperation groupings or regional hospital groupings and subject to the cooperation contracts mentioned in article L. 6212-6, medical biology examination…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms and conditions of engagement.

Article R4532-21

Where the co-ordinator is employed by the project owner and is bound to the latter by an employment contract, the co-ordination assignment is the subject of a written document enabling each operation…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination and election of members

Article R7111-21

Employers' representatives are appointed by the representative organisations of newspaper and press agency managers and audiovisual communication companies. In the event of disagreement, the seat in d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-20

…he articles of this section, 5° of article L. 5422-9, articles L. 5422-10, L. 5422-14 to L. 5422-16 and article L. 5422-25, are the subject of agreements concluded between representative employers' an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-202

…article L. 6122-7 for the modality mentioned in 1° of I are: 1° Maxillo-facial surgery, stomatology and oral surgery; 2° Orthopaedic and traumatological surgery; 3° Reconstructive plastic surgery; 4°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions and allowances

Article L5424-20

…ced by a specific contribution payable by employers, including those mentioned in Article L. 5424-3 and employees in these professions, based on gross remuneration up to a ceiling, under conditions se…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the electronic challenge of fixed fines

Article A37-20

…by a report drawn up using a secure electronic device in accordance with articles R. 49-1, D. 589-2 and A. 37-19, the fixed fine notice may indicate that the request for exoneration or the claim may b…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Isolated workers.

Article R4543-20

A lone worker may not carry out work which : 1° Involve the manual carrying of a mass in excess of 30 kg, the manual installation or removal of equipment weighing in excess of 50 kg, or the installati…

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

Article D325-20

Applications for approval must be sent to the prefect of the département in which the holiday family home is located.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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