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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Supplementary apprenticeship contribution

Article L6242-1

…ndred and fifty employees who are liable for the apprenticeship tax in application of article L. 6241-1 and whose annual headcount for all the categories mentioned in II is divided by the total headco…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Employee information

Article L1233-57-10

Together with the notice of the meeting provided for in article L. 1233-57-9, the employer shall send the employee representatives all relevant information on the proposed closure of the establishment…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-1

Mutual insurance companies are legal entities governed by private law with non-commercial objects. They are formed to insure the risks brought in by their members or to offer the provision of the oper…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R*322-121

…carry out one of the agricultural or agriculture-related professions as defined in articles L. 722-1 to L. 722-7 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime ;-the risks to which members of staff employ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-1-4

…arried out on the same day, in order to check that the condition remains stabilised, it specifies : 1° The length of time after which an ophthalmological medical examination is necessary; 2° The situa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-28-1

…nts created within public establishments and non-profit organisations in application of article L. 5124-9-1, the legal representative of the legal entity concerned appoints, at the same time as the ph…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-1

The commission provided for in Article 28-1, the assent of which is required for the designation of customs officers in categories A and B authorised to carry out judicial investigations at the reques…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to securitisation companies

Article L214-179

…d as a société anonyme, notwithstanding Titles II and III of Book II of the French Commercial Code :1° The ordinary general meeting may be held without a quorum being required; the same applies, on se…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-16-1

…s to its members and to the regional occupational health and prevention committee and makes public: 1° Its range of services as part of the core package referred to in article L. 4622-9-1; 2° Its rang…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Adapted companies

Article L5213-19-1

…nseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions for the application of this sub-section, in particular: 1° The conditions for the performance, monitoring, renewal and control of the multi-year contracts f…

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