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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for public services.

Article L2512-5

…1 who are not subject to the provisions of article 1 of law no. 82-889 of 19 October 1982, the absence of service as a result of a concerted cessation of work entails, for each day, a deduction from s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Regulatory part

Article Annexe 10

…lator at a court of appeal\n\t\t\tTitle category of stay\n\t\t\tLabel \n\t\t\tAPS: temporary residence permit \n\t\t\tCST: temporary residence permit \n\t\t\tCSP: multi-year residence card \n\t\t\tCR:…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-28

…fication in year n+1 in the following cases:1° Opening of the cinema between 1st January and 31st December of year n-1;2° Refusal to classify the cinema and to grant aid in year n;3° Absence of applic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-157

…2-453 of 28 May 1982 relating to health and safety at work and medical prevention in the civil service, the provisions of Title II of Book VI of Part IV of the regulatory part of the Labour Code are a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L936-8

…11-4 of the Labour Code are the New Caledonian institutions responsible for implementing the insurance scheme against the risk of non-payment of wages, in the event of receivership or liquidation proc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-9-5

…expressed in the form of a theoretical mathematical provision for point-based schemes), as at 31 December of the previous year:1° Amount of unpaid death benefits under life insurance contracts other…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Executive Council and the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L4422-25

…xecutive Council prepares and executes the deliberations of the Assembly. He is the authorising officer for expenditure and prescribes the execution of revenue for the territorial collectivity of Cors…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe XI-I

Appendix XI-I to article D. 4312-7 RESOURCES AND EXPENDITURE FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR YOUNG PEOPLEEvolution of expenditure associated with vocational training for young people-APPRENTISSAGEENS PROs…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-12

In the absence of an agreement or convention mentioned in article L. 3142-26, in the event of successive renewals of the leave of absence for a close carer or part-time work, the employee shall notify…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-14

…pplication to register the company in the Trade and Companies Register shall be drawn up in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 15 of Decree n°84-406 of 30 May 1984 relating to the Trade…

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