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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Trade union brands.

Article L2134-2

…e of trade union brands or labels may not have the effect of undermining the provisions of articles L. 2141-5 to L. 2141-8. Any agreement or provision tending to oblige the employer to hire or retain…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-24

…economic intervention pursuant to the provisions of Title I of Book V of Part One and the articles L. 2251-1 to L. 2251-5, as well as that of the deliberations approving a public service delegation a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Urban rainwater management

Article L2226-2

Article L. 2226-1 is applicable to the départements of Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne and to the interdepartmental institution they have created between them when, pursuant…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical electroradiology manipulator

Article L4351-2

Persons holding the diplomas, certificates or titles mentioned in article L. 4351-3 or holding the authorisations provided for in article L. 4351-4, and registered on a departmental list, may practise…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions adapting Book V.

Article L935-2

Article L. 511-60 reads as follows: "Art. L. 511-60-A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of the provisions of this sub-section, with the exceptio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-29

…s limit is increased to nine months. The employer may also defer this leave on the basis of article L. 3142-114 and, for companies with less than three hundred employees, refuse it on the basis of 1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-20

…tat shall determine, as far as is necessary, the procedures for applying the provisions of articles L. 4321-15 to L. 4321-19-7, in particular the representation of professionals in the professional bo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Certain prior claims owed to agricultural producers

Article L624-21

…ng the existence of any other preferential claim with the exception of those guaranteed by articles L. 3253-2and L. 3253-5 of the Labour Code, up to the total amount of products delivered by the agric…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Transport.

Article L4433-21

Under the conditions set out in articles L. 1521-1 and L. 1522-1, the regions of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Réunion will be able to create semi-public companies for the purpose of air or sea transport. T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Trainee working conditions.

Article L6343-2

…ding an employment contract may not exceed the legal weekly and daily working hours set by articles L. 3121-18 and L. 3121-27 respectively. The maximum weekly working time set out above refers to all…

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