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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Obligations

Article L743-5

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing obligations of employers with at least eleven employees

Article L6331-5

For temporary employment agencies, the rate mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 6331-3 is set at 1.30%. This contribution is allocated as follows:-1% is allocated by France Compétences as m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-5

The bodies referred to in article L. 6361-2 are required, with regard to the monitoring agents referred to in article L. 6361-5 : 1° Present the documents and records establishing the origin of the in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Rights guaranteed to detained foreign nationals

Article L813-5

A foreign national who is notified that he or she is to be detained pursuant to article L. 813-1 shall immediately be informed by the judicial police officer or, under the latter's supervision, by the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-59

The members of the Management Board are appointed by the Supervisory Board, which confers on one of them the status of Chairman. When a single person performs the functions devolved to the Management…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-58

The société anonyme is managed by a Management Board consisting of no more than five members. The composition of the Management Board shall endeavour to seek a balanced representation of women and men…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-57

It may be stipulated in the articles of any public limited company that it is governed by the provisions of this sub-section. In this case, the company remains subject to all the rules applicable to s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals.

Article L1251-5

An assignment contract, regardless of the reason for it, may not have the purpose or effect of permanently filling a job linked to the normal and permanent activity of the user company.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Application for a training agreement to be reclassified as an employment contract

Article L1454-5

…n an application is made to the industrial tribunal for a training agreement referred to in article L. 124-1 of the Education Code to be reclassified as an employment contract, the matter is referred…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-5

Articles L. 1321-1 , L. 1321-10 and L. 1322-14 are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from Order no. 2022-1611 of 22 December 2022.

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