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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Judgment

Article R4443-7

…49 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in their version resulting from decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II.-For its application in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration

Article R7124-37

Before 31st March each year, Caisse des dépôts et consignations sends the account holder or his/her legal representative, by any means, a document showing the outstanding deposits and the interest the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trade union representation at branch level

Article L2122-6

…ively agricultural activities mentioned in 1° to 4° of article L. 722-1 and in 2° of article L. 722-20 of the rural and maritime fishing code, the threshold set in 3° of article L. 2122-5 of this code…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Amicable distribution

Article R332-4

…knowledgement of receipt, to the managing agent who has lodged the objection provided for inarticle 20 of law no. 65-557 of 10 July 1965 establishing the status of co-ownership of built-up properties,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to contracts for social services and other specific services

Article R2131-8

…ial Journal of the European Union under the conditions laid down in articles R. 2131-19 and R. 2131-20. The purchaser may publish an additional advertisement on a medium other than the main one. The a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: TEMPORARY PROTECTION

Article L581-2

…by the decision of the Council of the European Union referred to in Article 5 of Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001, defining the specific groups of persons to whom temporary protection app…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-13

…gulations and receive from the mayor the delegations provided for in articles L. 2122-18 to L. 2122-20. The deputy mayor also performs the duties of deputy mayor of the new commune, without being coun…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-13

…al Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, adopted in New York on 20 December 2006, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions provided for in article 689-1 of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions common to annual and five-yearly negotiations

Article L2241-18

…containing the parties' proposals as they stand, the joint committee referred to in article L. 2261-20 is convened on the initiative of the Minister for Labour in order to start or continue the negoti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-21

…ces and for the duration of such circumstances, the maximum working time defined in article L. 3121-20 may be exceeded by the administrative authority, under conditions determined by decree of the Con…

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