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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Parental presence leave.

Article L1225-65

The duration of the parental presence leave is taken into account in its entirety for the purposes of determining the employee's rights based on seniority within the company.The employee retains the b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Parental presence leave.

Article L1225-64

At the end of the parental presence leave, the employee returns to his previous job or a similar job with at least equivalent remuneration.In the event of the death of the child or a significant reduc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Accounting.

Article D2573-62

The articles R. 2342-1 to D. 2342-12 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks

Article R1322-44-4

…he operator and to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, who informs the Prefect as necessary.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-46-4

I.-Without prejudice to the minimum amount provided for in VIII or 1° of VI of Article R. 613-46-3, as the case may be, resolution entities falling under VII, IX or X of Article R. 613-46-3 shall meet…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Voting and electoral operations.

Article R723-6

Applications for the office of judge of a commercial court are declared to the prefect. No person may be a candidate for several commercial courts at the same time. Declarations of candidacy are admis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Jurisdiction in the event of war, mobilisation, a state of siege or a state of emergency

Article 699-1

…nt decides to apply mobilisation or warning measures under the conditions provided for by l'ordonnance n° 59-147 du 7 janvier 1959 portant organisation générale de la défense, les dispositions du code…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The family council for adults under guardianship

Article 457

…ed tutor. The chairman of the family council sends the agenda for each meeting to the judge in advance. Decisions taken by the family council only take effect in the absence of an objection lodged by…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The family council for adults under guardianship

Article 456

…ppoints the guardian, the subrogated guardian and, where applicable, the ad hoc guardian in accordance with the articles 446 to 455.The rules prescribed for the family council of minors shall apply, w…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Effects of curatorship and guardianship on the protection of the person

Article 458

Subject to the specific provisions laid down by law, the performance of acts whose nature implies strictly personal consent may never give rise to assistance or representation of the protected person.…

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