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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Titre Emploi-Service Entreprise.

Article L1273-3

The use of the "Titre Emploi-Service Entreprise" service enables the company in particular to: 1° To obtain the calculation of remuneration due to employees under this Code and the provisions of colle…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: House arrest where removal is deferred

Article L731-3

The administrative authority may authorise a foreign national who proves that it is impossible to leave French territory or that he/she is unable to return to his/her country of origin or to go to any…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Liability of establishments with regard to the property of residents

Article L1113-3

The liability provided for in article L. 1113-1 extends without limitation to objects of any kind held, at the time of their admission to the institution, by persons who are unable to express their wi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article L628-3

The court appoints one or more court-appointed administrators. Where the conciliator is registered on the list provided for in Article L. 811-2 or on the list provided for in Article L. 812-2, the cou…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L623-31

Any nationally representative consumer defence association approved pursuant to Article L. 811-1 may ask the court, from the time the matter is referred to it under Article L. 623-1 and at any time, i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Data communication service providers

Article L773-39

The articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the word…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L423-3

When a producer or distributor is aware that products intended for consumers which it has placed on the market do not meet the requirements set out in article L. 421-3, it shall take the necessary act…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions common to general savings products with special tax treatment

Article L221-35

Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, any credit institution or institution listed in Article L. 518-1 is prohibited from opening or keeping open under irregular conditions accounts benefiti…

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

Article L1442-3

The following are attached to the Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin Health Agency: 1° La conférence de la santé et de l'autonomie de la Guadeloupe, de Saint-Barthélemy et de Saint-Martin,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Interruption performed before the end of the fourteenth week of pregnancy.

Article L2212-3

…woman with a view to terminating her pregnancy must, from the first visit, inform her of the medical and surgical methods for terminating pregnancy and of the risks and potential side-effects.The doc…

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