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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Environment.

Article L4424-35

…in governed by the statutes applicable to them on 2 April 1992, the date of entry into force of loi n° 91-428 du 13 mai 1991 portant statut de la collectivité territoriale de Corse. The conditions for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibited work

Article D4154-1

It is prohibited to employ employees holding a fixed-term employment contract and temporary employees to carry out work exposing them to the following dangerous chemical agents or ionising radiation:…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Temporary installations

Article L312-13

A Conseil d'Etat decree sets out the conditions for application of article L. 312-12.This decree specifies the deadlines for the safety commission to give its opinion and for the mayor to take his dec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Leasing

Article L313-10

The transactions referred to in article L. 313-7 must be publicised in a manner determined by decree. This decree specifies the conditions under which failure to publicise the transaction will result…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health Agency for Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article L1442-6

The terms and conditions for the application of this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, with the exception of those relating to the Board of Directors, the Health and Autonom…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of access to the profession and to other judicial and legal professions.

Article L742-1

The conditions for admission to the profession of commercial court clerk are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.They include in particular a competitive examination, a traineeship and an interv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Aid for redeployment and professional retraining.

Article L5123-9

A decree shall determine the conditions under which the maisons de l'emploi (employment centres) shall participate in the implementation of the outplacement measures provided for in this chapter. The…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-19

…m the competent minister; 7° A foreign national who has obtained refugee status pursuant to the loi n° 52-893 du 25 juillet 1952 portant création d'un Office français de protection des réfugiés et apa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conformity, safety and enhancement of products and services

Article L511-13

…icle 2 of Law no. 94-665 of 4 August 1994 relating to the use of the French language; 5° Of the loi n° 2010-729 du 30 juin 2010 tendant à suspendre la commercialisation de tout emballage comportant du…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIV : Taxation of economic interest groupings and their members

Article 239 quater

…ng enjoy the same tax benefits as members of the sociétés conventionnées instituted by l'ordonnance n° 59-248 du 4 février 1959 (1) and the groupings referred to in Article 39 octies A, when they meet…

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