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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The trade union committee.

Article L5212-6

The trade union committee is set up in accordance with the rules laid down in articles L. 5211-7, L. 5211-8 and, unless otherwise provided for in the founding decision, in article L. 5212-7.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 10: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5842-13

I. - The provisions of articles L. 5211-56 to L. 5211-58 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of Article L. 5211-56, the words: "t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee with a fixed-term employment contract.

Article L1226-20

…e employee holds a fixed-term contract, the provisions of the second and last paragraphs of article L. 1226-12 and articles L. 1226-14 to L. 1226-16, relating to the conditions for dismissal of an emp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-4

In the cases provided for in Articles L. 1132-4, L. 1134-4, L. 1144-3, L. 1152-3, L. 1153-4, L. 1235-3 and L. 1235-11, the court shall order the offending employer to reimburse to the organisations co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-4

…or more agricultural products, where the indicators listed in the ninth paragraph of III of Article L. 631-24 and in Articles L. 631-24-1 et L. 631-24-3 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals with EU long-term resident status in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-11

…plies for it within three months of entering France, and without the condition laid down in article L. 412-1 shall apply: 1° A temporary residence permit bearing the wording "employee", "temporary wor…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L366-2

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° With the exception of articles L. 321-1 to L. 322-1 and L. 343-5, the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "on the territory of New Caled…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-2

…ensure that the database is implemented, updated and that the information provided for in articles L. 134-4, L. 134-5 and L. 134-6 is included. Any person may ask the Bibliothèque nationale de France…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L312-3

Tangible pledge loans taken out with municipal credit unions pursuant to Article L. 514-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code are subject to the provisions of articles L. 312-5, L. 312-6 and L. 312-8 t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Exposure to particular risks.

Article L1225-15

The provisions of this paragraph are without prejudice to the application of articles : 1° L. 1225-4, relating to protection against termination of the employment contract of an employee in a medicall…

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