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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Assistance in drawing up a forward-looking jobs and skills management plan.

Article L5121-3

Companies wishing to draw up a forward-looking jobs and skills management plan can take advantage of a support scheme to help them design this plan. This scheme entitles them to financial support from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Beverages.

Article L3351-3

The offer free of charge or sale by a producer or manufacturer, to any person other than those authorised by article L. 3322-5, of anethol or essences that may be used in the manufacture of alcoholic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Orthoptists.

Article L4342-3

The certificate referred to in article L. 4342-2 is the certificat de capacité d'orthoptiste instituted by the Minister for Higher Education.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L911-3

A article L. 133-7, the words: "customs duties, taxes, fees and fines relating to a transport operation" are deleted.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Disputes

Article L2314-32

Disputes relating to the electorate, to the composition of the lists of candidates in application of article L. 2314-30, to the regularity of the electoral operations and to the appointment of trade u…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-3

Co-operative societies of retail traders are societies with variable capital constituted in the form of a limited liability company or a public limited company and operating in accordance with the pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Savings products

Article L743-12

The Livret A is distributed by the Office des Postes et Télécommunications under the conditions set out in articles L. 221-2 to L. 221-4, L. 221-6 and L. 221-38. All funds collected for this passbook…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Advance information of employees enabling them to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in undertakings subject to the obligation to set up a works council

Article L141-32

This section shall not apply: 1° In the event of the sale of the business to a spouse, ascendant or descendant; 2° To businesses that are the subject of conciliation, safeguard, receivership or liquid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L6211-3

…on may contribute to the financing of apprentice training centres where this is justified by regional planning and economic development needs that it identifies. It may :1° With regard to operating co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Rent.

Article L145-36

The elements used to determine the price of leases for land, premises built with a view to a single use and premises for exclusive office use are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The lease price o…

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