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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Implementing provisions.

Article L5131-7

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat will determine the terms and conditions for the application of this chapter, in particular : 1° The terms and conditions of the contractual support pathway to employment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Financial provisions.

Article L5428-1

Subject to the provisions stipulating that they may not be assigned or seized, allowances, assistance and any other benefits paid by Pôle emploi may be assigned and seized under the same conditions an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-5

I.- Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptation provisions provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Effects of sectoral collective agreements

Article L7343-48

Legal proceedings brought by an organisation representing the employees or by an organisation representing the platforms are subject to the conditions set out in articles L. 2262-9 to L. 2262-13. Any…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Implementing provisions.

Article L7232-8

When it is established that a legal entity or sole proprietorship mentioned in Articles L. 7232-1 and L. 7232-1-1 is not engaged exclusively in an activity provided for in Article L. 7231-1, it loses…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rights management authorisation

Article L322-1

Collective management organisations shall inform right holders who wish to entrust them with the management of their rights of the rights from which they benefit pursuant to Articles L. 322-3 to L. 32…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Assessment of the borrower's solvency

Article L312-16

…ent, the creditor checks the borrower's creditworthiness on the basis of sufficient information, including information provided by the borrower at the request of the creditor. The creditor shall consu…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals employed under fixed-term employment contracts

Article L421-3

A foreign national who works as an employee under a fixed-term employment contract or who is seconded in accordance with articles L. 1262-1, L. 1262-2 and L. 1262-2-1 of the Labour Code will be issued…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-19

This article applies to undertakings for collective investment created in accordance with Article L. 160-10 of this Code, the units or shares of which constitute a unit of account in a life insurance…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compulsory non-life insurance.

Article L242-2

In the cases provided for by articles 1831-1 to 1831-5 of the Civil Code relating to property development contracts, as well as by…

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