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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-8

…iaire or the liquidator has ceased his functions or in the case mentioned in 2° of article L. 3253-18-2, the guarantee institutions pay the sums due to the employee upon presentation by the latter of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-83-5

The Agency and Working Conditions Committee is informed if there is a change in the company doctor.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO THE AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND TO SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R*651-8

The competent authority in the cases provided for in article R.* 632-2 is the State representative.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-8-4

The agent shall, if necessary, provide proof of the approval mentioned in the first paragraph of II of Article 529-4.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-8

The trade union representative shall inform his employer of his absence for the training provided for in article L. 1453-7 by any means giving a date certain: 1° At least thirty days in advance, if th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-8-1

Blood and blood components may be used for research purposes, whether or not they have been collected by the Etablissement Français du Sang. In this case, the research is carried out using samples tak…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Sociétés de crédit foncier

Article R513-8-1

…nd guaranteed by the remittance, assignment or pledging of receivables pursuant to articles L. 211-38 to L. 211-40 or articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-35, whether or not these receivables are professional…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of seats to professional employers' organizations

Article R23-112-8

In the event of a tie between two or more organisations after application of article R. 23-112-7, the seat is awarded to the professional employers' organisation with the largest number of member comp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer research

Article R6123-91-8

Authorisation may only be granted if the applicant has an organisation, set up where appropriate in conjunction with other cancer treatment authorisation holders, which provides each patient, where ap…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in the event of referral to trial solely on the basis of Article 122-1 of the Criminal Code

Article D47-37-8

When the criminal court is seised pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 706-120, it shall rule, in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph, only to rule in camera on t…

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