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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-3

After consultation within the Conseil national de l'emploi, de la formation et de l'orientation professionnelles, a multi-year agreement concluded between the State, the body managing the unemployment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Participative finance intermediaries

Article L773-38

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same ta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Participative finance intermediaries

Article L774-38

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R3252-3

The thresholds determined in article R. 3252-2 are increased by an amount of €1,610 per dependant of the distrainee debtor or the assignor, on presentation of proof by the person concerned.For the pur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Live performance promoters established in France

Article R7122-3

For the purposes of meeting the conditions of competence or professional experience mentioned in I of article L. 7122-4, where the entrepreneur is a natural person, he must be of legal age and meet on…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Value added tax

Article L334-3

The application of the reduced rate of value added tax to admission fees for screenings of works of a pornographic nature or inciting to violence broadcast on video is governed by b of 3° of article 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Regional health project

Article L1434-3

I.-The regional health plan :1° Indicates, with due respect for freedom of establishment, the need for facilities to provide the primary care referred to in article L. 1411-11 and the secondary care r…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R151-3

For the application of this book in French Guyana: 1° The references to the departmental council are replaced by the reference to the assembly of French Guyana; 2° In article R. 142-15, a of 5° is wor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article R612-37

Where appropriate, the authority may inform the following of the opening of sanction proceedings: 1° The undertaking controlling the respondent within the meaning of I of Article L. 511-20 of this Cod…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Performance of the concession contract by third parties

Article L3134-3

Concession contracts, with the exception of those relating to rail passenger transport mentioned in Chapter I of Title II of Book I of Part Two of the Transport Code covered by Article 5(3) of Regulat…

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