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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special Negotiating Body.

Article L2342-3

…blishment of a Community-scale undertaking or belonging to a Community-scale group of undertakings; 4° In the absence of a representative in France designated in application of 2° of article L. 2341-3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline.

Article L4234-6

…stablishments recognised as being of public utility, to municipalities, departments or to the State;4° Prohibition from practising pharmacy for a maximum of five years, with or without suspended sente…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-7

…he date of notification provided for in I of Article L. 423-2, except for the benefits mentioned in 4° ; 4° Up to an amount of technical provisions of 90,000 euros for incapacity or disability annuiti…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VII: Review in civil matters

Article 1031-9

…ished;3° The constitution of the applicant's lawyer at the Conseil d'Etat and the Cour de Cassation;4° An indication of the civil decision handed down by a court of first instance or by the Cour de Ca…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing of the insurance allowance.

Article L5422-9

…rance scheme individually and whose employer does not fall within the scope of article L. 5422-13 ; 4° Where applicable, contributions from employees, with the exception of expatriate employees, cover…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L5832-3

…3 :1° In 1°, "40%" is replaced by "60%";2° 2° is not applicable;3° In 3°, "5%" is replaced by "20%";4° In 4°, "10%" is replaced by "20%";5° 5° is not applicable;6° In the last sentence of the penultim…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-15

I.-The person making the request for exoneration or the claim is exempt from the deposit if they send a copy of the receipt for the complaint lodged for the offence of identity theft provided for by a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations

Article L764-1

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-6-1

The improvement targets provided for in Article L. 1142-9-1 are set for each indicator mentioned in Articles D. 1142-2 and D. 1142-2-1 for which the maximum score has not been achieved, provided that…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1432-17

…for social affairs to sign the appointment orders on their behalf. The members appointed under 1°, 4° and 5° of I of article D. 1432-15 are appointed for a term of four years. The members mentioned i…

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