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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules

Article L5842-2

I.-The provisions of Section 1 of Chapter I of Title I of Book II of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the righ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security

Article L7125-27

When the President of the Assembly of French Guyana or any Vice-President who has been delegated by the latter has ceased to carry out any professional activity for the exercise of his/her mandate and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security

Article L7125-26

When an elected official who receives an official allowance and who has not interrupted any professional activity is unable to effectively carry out his duties in the event of illness, maternity, pate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security

Article L7125-25

The time of absence provided for in articles L. 7125-1 et L. 7125-2 is treated as actual working time for the purposes of determining entitlement to social benefits.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security

Article L7227-26

The time of absence provided for in articles L. 7227-1 et L. 7227-2 is treated as actual working time for the purposes of determining entitlement to social benefits.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security

Article L7227-27

When an elected official who receives an official allowance and who has not interrupted any professional activity is unable to carry out his duties in the event of illness, maternity, paternity or acc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security

Article L7227-28

When the president of the assembly of Martinique or any vice-president, the president of the executive council or any executive councillor has ceased to engage in any professional activity for the exe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Individual authorisation.

Article L7124-2

The employment of a minor over the age of thirteen, with a view to carrying out the activities defined in article L. 7124-1, is subject to their written approval.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L7342-2

When the employee takes out insurance covering the risk of accidents at work or joins the voluntary insurance scheme for accidents at work mentioned in article L. 743-1 of the Social Security Code, th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employee rights.

Article L8223-2

Under conditions defined by decree, the employee obtains from the control agents mentioned in article L. 8271-7 information relating to the completion by his employer of the pre-recruitment declaratio…

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