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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-32

In order to implement an employee's right to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-28, a company collective agreement or convention or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention shall determin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Payment of training costs.

Article L6323-32

The educational costs and costs associated with the validation of skills and knowledge relating to the training of self-employed workers, members of the liberal professions or self-employed workers, c…

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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 company in the same group that employs them, and family members

Article L421-32

If they are at least eighteen years old, the spouse of the foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-30 will be issued with a temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT trainee (family)" f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Other service providers

Article L775-32

I.-The articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles app…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for negotiating and concluding sectoral collective agreements

Article L7343-32

The agreement shall be in writing, failing which it shall be null and void. The agreement shall be drawn up in French. Any clause drafted in a foreign language may not be invoked against a worker refe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-4-2

Pursuant to Article L. 214-24-7, the appointment of a depositary established in a third country is subject to : 1° The existence of arrangements for cooperation and exchange of information between the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article L321-32

The expert mentioned in article L. 321-29 may not describe, present, estimate or put up for sale any property belonging to him, nor may he acquire, directly or indirectly on his own account, any prope…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-32

The following are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat: 1° The procedures for submitting and examining applications for the creation, transfer and grouping of pharmacies, the rules for assessing…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 Z septies

I.-The amount of property tax on built-up properties provided for in Article 1380 and levied during the financial year for the housing units mentioned in III of this article gives rise to a non-taxabl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-32

Any infringement knowingly committed against the rights of the holder of a plant variety certificate, as defined in Article L. 623-4, constitutes an offence punishable by a fine of 10,000 euros. If th…

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