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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Social security and tax arrangements for profit-sharing

Article D3325-1

At the request of the company, certification of the amount of net profit and shareholders' equity is drawn up either by the statutory auditor or by the public finance inspector. In the latter case, th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inter-company savings plan

Article R3333-4

The rules of the inter-company savings plan specify the terms and conditions of the company contribution, which may not be less than the cost of account management. In the event of liquidation of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Behaviour in the event of an accident or incident

Article R4141-19

When changing workstations or techniques, workers exposed to new risks or assigned to one of the tasks defined in article R. 4141-15 receive safety training on what to do in the event of an accident o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption authorisation for young people undergoing vocational training

Article R4153-42

If the information mentioned in 1°, 2° or 4° of article R. 4153-41 changes, this information is updated and communicated to the labour inspection supervisor by any means giving a date certain within e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article R4163-38

The Commission may validly rule if one of the members mentioned in 1° of Article R. 4163-37 and one of the members mentioned in 2° of the same article are present. Opinions are adopted by majority vot…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum standards applicable to infant consultations.

Article R2132-8

To combat the risk of fire, the consultation must have : 1° Water stations ; 2° Sufficient fire extinguishers; 3° a rapid call system to the nearest fire station. The construction and layout of the pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: College

Article R3211-4

In urgent cases or for reasons relating to the organisation of the service, members of the College may take part in debates using telephone or audiovisual communication techniques, under conditions th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation, entry on the list, articles of association and registration.

Article R814-71

In the event of the formation of companies by way of merger or division, the articles R. 814-59 to R. 814-62, R. 814-69, R. 814-70, R. 814-117, R. 814-122-1 and R. 814-148 are applicable.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R4231-3

If the employer does not effectively regularise the situation, the project owner or client must immediately pay for the collective accommodation of the employees in premises fitted out in accordance w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain activities

Article R4424-10

Where there is uncertainty about the presence of biological pathogens, laboratories that do not work with these agents adopt at least the containment level required for group 2 agents and, if necessar…

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