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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-32

…communication audiovisuelle et numérique pursuant to the procedural rules set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this subsection may not conflict with a normal exploitation of a work or object protected…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance and exemptions.

Article L5134-30

…of professional support and actions designed to promote the long-term integration of the employee; 3° Local economic conditions; 4° the difficulties previously encountered by the employee in accessin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions and components of the public employment service.

Article L5311-3

…the public employment service within its territory, under the conditions set out in articles L. 6123-3 and L. 6123-4. The départements, communes and their groupings may contribute to the public emplo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions applicable during periods of general mobilisation and wartime.

Article R2124-3

…public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation, in the cases provided for in article L. 2124-3, may be made either by letter, telegram or telephone message. The reply sent to the prefect by the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Renewal procedure

Article R5221-34

Renewal of one of the work permits referred to in articles R. 5221-32 and R. 5221-33 may be refused where : 1° The foreign national concerned fails to comply with the terms of the work permit he or sh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction common to all commercial courts

Article L721-3

…t institutions, between finance companies or between them;2° Those relating to commercial companies;3° Those relating to commercial acts between all persons.However, the parties may, at the time they…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Additional tests.

Article R4626-30

…ccupational disease or disease of an occupational nature likely to result from the employee's work; 3° Screening for conditions likely to expose the employee's family and friends to the risk of contag…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-2

The right to appeal belongs: 1° To the accused; 2° To the public prosecutor; 3° To the person civilly liable, as regards his civil interests; 4° To the civil party, as regards his civil interests; 5°…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R370-3

The balance sheet value of the shares and units referred to in 6°, 7° to 7°c of Article R. 332-2 and of any other security not admitted to trading on a regulated market may not exceed 30% of the dispe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article D3141-3

…Authorised absences ; 2° Maternity, paternity and adoption leave under articles L. 1225-17, L. 1225-35 and L. 1225-37; 3° Days of absence due to illness or accident; 4° days of unemployment; 5° period…

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