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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Financing of vocational training

Article L6131-4

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the contributions collected by the bodies mentioned in Articles L. 213-1 and L. 752-4 of the Social Security Code andArticle L. 723-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fish…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Application, revision and termination of sectoral collective agreements

Article L7343-41

…s three months. The other signatories to the agreement are notified of the denunciation by its author. It is filed under the conditions provided for in article L. 7343-35. II -Where the denunciation i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Application, revision and termination of sectoral collective agreements

Article L7343-40

…resentative. II - Revision amendments are subject to the conditions for the validity of agreements set out in Article L. 7343-29. The amendment revising all or part of an agreement automatically repla…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of healthcare institutions.

Article L6111-4

…tions 2 and 3 of chapter II and chapter III of title VII of book IV of the code de l'action sociale et des familles (social action and family code) are applicable to public or private health establish…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-49-4

I.-Any marketing authorisation holder and any pharmaceutical company exploiting a medicinal product in France shall build up a safety stock intended for the national market referred to in article L. 5…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Declaration and approval of organisations

Article L7232-4

…href='/affichCodeArticle.do?cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006074069&idArticle=LEGIARTI000006797757&dateTexte=&categorieLien=cid' title='Code de l'action sociale et des familles - art. L313-1-1 (V)'&…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-41

…France Compétences from the proceeds of the vocational training contribution referred to in article L. 6331-3. France Compétences pays the contribution to the Comité de Concertation et de Coordination…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment, transfer and dismissal.

Article L1225-4-4

…minate an employee's employment contract during the parental presence leave provided for in article L. 1225-62 or during periods worked if the parental presence leave is split or taken on a part-time…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Policy

Article L2542-4

…December 1789, the police matters entrusted to the vigilance and authority of the mayor are those determined in 1°, 3°, 4°, 6° and 7° of Article L. 2212-2. The mayor is also responsible for: 1° De ré…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Direct referral to the Commission nationale d'aménagement commercial (National Commission for Commercial Development)

Article R752-43-4

The new application must include, in addition to the opinion or decision of the National Commission on the project, the updated commercial development authorisation application file. If the applicatio…

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