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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: General provisions

Article L123-54

…register of companies is subject to the payment of fees. II.-The persons mentioned in 1° of article L. 123-36 pay a fee, the scale of which is determined by decree, of up to €10, for additional and am…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Additional provisions relating to preventive measures

Article L311-14

…d of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may order a person referred to in Article L. 311-5 to provide, as part of the recovery plan or convergence plan submitted to the Autorité purs…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L4111-1

Subject to the exceptions provided for in Article L. 4111-4, the provisions of this part apply to private-law employers and workers. They also apply to 1° Public industrial and commercial establishmen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Administrative formalities for companies

Article L123-32

…overed by the Social Security Code and the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code or mentioned in Articles L. 3141-32 and L. 5427-1 of the Labour Code and the bodies responsible for keeping a legal publicity…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Liability of the local authority in the event of an accident

Article L7125-34

When the elected representatives mentioned in Article L. 7125-33 are victims of an accident occurring in the performance of their duties, the territorial collectivity of French Guyana shall pay direct…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: CONDITIONS OF RECEPTION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article L550-1

The reception conditions, within the meaning of Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of persons seeking internatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-3

…pply provisions relating to : 1° Protection of pregnancy and maternity, as provided for in articles L. 1225-1 to L. 1225-28 ; 2° Prohibition of prenatal and postnatal employment, as provided for in ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L7221-2

The only provisions applicable to the employee defined in Article L. 7221-1 are those relating to : 1° Moral harassment, as provided for in articles L. 1152-1 et seq., sexual harassment, as provided f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3141-5

…e and adoption leave; 3° Compulsory compensatory leave in the form of rest provided for in articles L. 3121-30, L. 3121-33 and L. 3121-38 ; 4° Rest days granted under the collective agreement conclude…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations and financial solidarity of the principal.

Article L8232-1

…bject to the same penalties as for his own employees, with the provisions laid down : 1° In article L. 1225-29, relating to compulsory prenatal and postnatal rest periods ; 2° Articles L. 1225-30 to L…

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