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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract

Article L5134-116

The beneficiary of a job with a future is employed full-time. However, when the beneficiary's career path or situation justifies it, in particular to facilitate training, or when the nature of the job…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L361-2

For the application of this book in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° Unless otherwise provided, references to Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the Eu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for exercising general powers

Article L2312-16

Unless there are special legislative provisions, the agreement defined in Article L. 2312-19 and Article L. 2312-55 or, in the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the employer and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-18

…ame commune, provided that their union commission has been set up, at the request of the town council or one or more sections, by concordant deliberations of the union commissions, which lay down the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-9

Articles L. 3115-1, L. 3115-2, L. 3115-3, L. 3115-4, L. 3115-5, L. 3115-6, L. 3115 7, L. 3115-8, L. 3115-9, L. 3115-10, L. 3115-11, L. 3115-12 and L. 3115-13, in their version resulting from Order No.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to payment service providers, manual money changers, electronic money issuers, digital asset service providers and token issuers

Article L773-48

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 their wo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to payment service providers, manual money changers, electronic money issuers, digital asset service providers and token issuers

Article L774-48

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to payment service providers, manual money changers, electronic money issuers, digital asset service providers and token issuers

Article L775-41

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-9

The campaign for the local referendum shall open at midnight on the second Monday preceding the poll. It shall close at midnight on the eve of the poll. It is organised by the territorial authority th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article L3313-1

The budgets and accounts of the department finally settled shall be made public by means of printing. The provisions of articles L. 2313-1 and L. 2313-1-1 are applicable to the départements. The place…

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