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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-56

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine, for the application of this sub-section : 1° The conditions under which the employer may defer the leave due to the specific needs of the company or its…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-55

The duration of the leave cannot be deducted from the annual paid leave and is treated as a period of actual work for the purposes of determining paid leave entitlements and all other rights resulting…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals doing a work placement in an establishment or undertaking of the group employing them

Article R421-51

The decision of the competent authorities on the application for a temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT trainee" provided for in article L. 421-30 is notified to the applicant in writin…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals doing a work placement in an establishment or undertaking of the group employing them

Article R421-53

For the application of the first two paragraphs of article L. 421-31, the establishment or company employing the foreign national who is carrying out an assignment in France shall first notify the for…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals doing a work placement in an establishment or undertaking of the group employing them

Article R421-54

The administrative authority's decision on the application for a temporary residence permit bearing the wording "mobile ICT trainee" provided for in article L. 421-31 is notified to the applicant in w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Provisions relating to the resolution procedure

Article L613-57

I. - The collège de résolution shall ensure that no holder of equity securities referred to in Chapter II of Title I of Book II or of other ownership securities or creditor of a person referred to in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
2. Steering Committee

Article R1142-50

The Policy Board may, on the initiative of its Chairman or at least one third of its members, hear any person or authority with competence in the fields mentioned in article R. 1142-51 and likely to e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
2. Steering Committee

Article R1142-51

The Council proposes to the Board of Directors the guidelines of the Office's policy for the fulfilment of its mission as regards the amicable settlement of disputes relating to damage caused by benfl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L1525-5

The penalties provided for in article L. 1525-4 are doubled: 1° If the offences provided for in the said article have resulted in the use of the goods being dangerous to human health; 2° If the offenc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Caisses de crédit agricole mutuel.

Article R512-5

The Caisses de Crédit Agricole Mutuel may provide financial assistance to users who are not members but fall into the following categories: 1° Businesses whose main activity is the production, storage…

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