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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter III: The direct payment procedure for maintenance payments

Article L213-1

…eed notarised by a notary; 4° An agreement made enforceable under the conditions set out in article L. 582-2 of the Social Security Code; 5° A settlement or a deed recording an agreement resulting fro…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals meeting the conditions for acquiring French nationality

Article L426-1

A foreign national who meets the conditions for acquiring French nationality set out in article 21-7 of the French Civil Code will be issued with a ten-year resident card.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1251-12

The agreement or the extended branch agreement of the user company may set the total duration of the assignment contract. This duration may neither have the purpose nor the effect of permanently filli…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1251-11

…ment of an employee recruited under a permanent contract; 4° Seasonal jobs defined in 3° of article L. 1242-2 or for which, in certain sectors of activity defined by decree or by agreement or extended…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1251-13

…employment contract has been suspended, or for a replacement carried out under 4° and 5° of Article L. 1251-6, it may take effect before the absence of the person to be replaced.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Exercising a mandate

Article L3123-14

The monthly working time of a part-time employee may not be reduced by more than one third by the use of the credit hours to which he is entitled for the exercise of mandates he holds within a company…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Information for employee representatives

Article L3123-15

As part of the consultation on the company's social policy referred to in article L. 2323-15, the employer provides the social and economic committee, if there is one, at least once a year with an ass…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Allocation of working hours

Article L3123-13

…weeks or during the period provided for by a collective agreement concluded on the basis of article L. 3121-44, whichever is longer, the average working hours actually worked by an employee exceed by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-10

…mployer beyond the limits set by the contract does not constitute misconduct or grounds for dismissal. The same applies, within these limits, if the employee is informed less than three days before th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Information for employee representatives

Article L3123-16

…for individual derogation from the minimum working time mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 3123-7 which are granted on the basis of the last three paragraphs of the same article L. 3123-7.

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