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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal action by trade unions in the event of redundancies

Article D1235-18

When a trade union organisation intends to take legal action on behalf of an employee, in application of Article L. 1235-8, it notifies the employee by registered letter with acknowledgement of receip…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisation of training

Article D6325-12

The support measures and the general, vocational and technological courses mentioned in article L. 6325-13, set up as part of a professionalisation contract by a training organisation or educational e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Collection conditions

Article D2323-11

The collection of breast milk includes: 1° Informing the prospective donor in advance of the conditions required for donating milk; 2° Interviewing the prospective donor in advance with a doctor, midw…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Discipline and security in prisons

Article D274

In accordance with the provisions of article D. 221-5 of the Penitentiary Code, the judicial authority shall be informed, with a view to the possible application of the penalties provided for in artic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Issuing and enforcing financial penalties pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 24 February 2005

Article D48-12

Under the provisions of the fifth paragraph of Article 707-1, where the natural or legal person ordered to pay a sum of money or compensation has his or her habitual residence or registered office in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA.

Article D5841-1

For the application of the provisions of Part Five in French Polynesia:1° The references to the representative of the State in the department or to the representatives of the State in the departments…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article D2362-14

The directors of the legal entities or the natural persons participating in the creation of the European Cooperative Society shall convene the members of the special negotiating body to an initial mee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Valuation

Article D6114-16

The contract sets out the procedures for evaluating the implementation of the objectives and commitments, and in particular provides for the indicators required for this evaluation.The results of this…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article D2343-10

The commune's accounting officer's entries are kept in double-entry form. They require the use of the following documents: 1° Divisional journals on which transactions are entered in detail in chronol…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Benefits in kind

Article D3231-15

For employees in the agricultural professions for whom the employer provides food and accommodation or one of these benefits in kind, in the absence of a collective labour agreement, the daily food al…

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