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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to medical reservists

Article L3133-3

Reservists must obtain their employer's agreement before any absence. The employer may only object to the Reservist's absence if it is necessary for the continued production of goods and services or f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Precautionary measures.

Article L3354-3

Where the act that gave rise to the criminal prosecution can be attributed to an alcoholic state, the criminal court hearing the prosecution may temporarily prohibit the convicted individual from hold…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L632-3

The provisions of Articles L. 632-1 and L. 632-2 do not affect the validity of the payment of a bill of exchange, promissory note or cheque. However, the administrator or the mandataire judiciaire may…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Control of conditions of access to and exercise of distribution activities

Article R514-3

Proof of professional competence as provided for in article I of article L. 511-2 must be provided by presenting one of the following documents, as appropriate:a) The training booklet defined in artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for exercising warning and withdrawal rights.

Article L4132-3

In the event of disagreement as to the reality of the danger or the way to put an end to it, in particular by stopping the work, the machine or the installation, the social and economic committee is c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-3

I.-Articles L. 5211-5, with the exception of the last sentence of I and the second paragraph of III, and L. 5211-5-1 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II. I…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: LOCAL SEMI-PUBLIC COMPANIES

Article R1524-3

The term of office of representatives of shareholder local authorities and their groupings on the board of directors or supervisory board ends:- as regards those of a commune when the municipal counci…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D3141-32

The hourly wage used to calculate holiday pay is the quotient of the amount of the last pay paid to the employee in the reporting company that last employed him/her by the number of hours worked durin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-37

At all times, the total sums for which the court-appointed administrator or mandataire is accountable under a mandate must be covered by funds, bills, securities and other valuables belonging to other…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Company nurses.

Article R4623-34

The nurse carries out the occupational health tasks assigned to him/her by this code or delegated under the conditions provided for in article R. 4623-14 under the authority of the company occupationa…

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