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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Recruitment by the user company at the end of an assignment.

Article L1251-38

When the user company hires, after an assignment, an employee made available to it by a temporary employment agency, the length of the assignments completed with this agency during the three months pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7122-31

Each year, the State representative in the territorial collectivity informs the assembly of French Guyana, through a special report, of the activity of the State services in the collectivity.This spec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7122-30

At his request, the president of the assembly of French Guyana shall receive from the representative of the State in the territorial collectivity the information necessary for the exercise of his powe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-3

I. - Authorisation to provide one or more investment services by a credit institution may be granted to legal entities having their registered office in France or to branches established in France of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Preliminary book: MIXED PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

Article L2000-3

Where a purchaser decides to conclude a contract which covers both services which fall within the scope of public contracts governed by Books I, II or III of this Part and services which do not fall w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions

Article L412-3

Where the securitisation undertaking is constituted in the form of a securitisation mutual fund, the draft prospectus required by Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 is drawn up by the managemen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Undeclared work.

Article L8221-3

Any person who intentionally fails to fulfil his or her obligations is deemed to have engaged in undeclared work by concealing his or her activity, by carrying out for profit an activity of production…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article L651-3

In the cases provided for in Article L. 651-2, the matter shall be referred to the court by the liquidator or the public prosecutor.In the collective interest of the creditors, the matter may also be…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: BORDER CONTROLS

Article L331-3

In the cases provided for in Chapter II of Title III of Regulation 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016, checks at internal borders may be reintroduced on a temporary…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employment obligation.

Article L5212-3

In companies with multiple establishments, the employment obligation applies at company level.

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