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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Placement with a view to adoption

Article 351

Placement with a view to adoption concerns wards of the state or children judicially declared abandoned. In the case of full adoption, it also concerns children for whom adoption has been validly and…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Placement with a view to adoption

Article 352-1

The prospective adopter(s) shall perform the usual acts of parental authority in relation to the person of the child from the time the child is handed over until the adoption judgment is delivered.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Placement with a view to adoption

Article 352-2

Placement with a view to full adoption precludes any return of the child to his or her family of origin. It defeats any declaration of filiation and any recognition.If the placement with a view to ado…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Successive contracts with the same employee.

Article L1244-2-1

In branches where seasonal employment is particularly widespread, as defined by an order of the Minister of Labour, in the absence of collective bargaining agreements at branch or company level, seaso…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Successive contracts with the same employee.

Article L1244-1

…s of article L. 1243-11 do not prevent the conclusion of successive fixed-term employment contracts with the same employee when the contract is concluded in one of the following cases: 1° Replacement…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Successive contracts with the same employee.

Article L1244-2

…de. To calculate the employee's seniority, the duration of successive seasonal employment contracts with the same company is added together.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Successive contracts with the same employee.

Article L1244-2-2

…collective bargaining agreements at branch or company level, the employer shall inform the employee with a seasonal employment contract, by any means that can be relied upon to provide a definite date…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title VIII: Reducing the risks associated with prostitution

Article L1181-1

…venting sexually transmitted infections and other health, social and psychological risks associated with prostitution. Harm reduction measures are carried out in accordance with the guidelines set out…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compliance with payment of professional dues

Article 122-19

…aphic works abroad and operators of cinematographic entertainment establishments must be up to date with payment of the professional contributions provided for in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII: Provisions common to different categories of income

Article 155

…such depreciation is nevertheless deemed not to have been expressly excluded from deductible expenses.3. Subject to an express option to this effect, 1° of 1 is not applicable, on the one hand, and 2°…

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