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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Referral procedure of the labour inspector.

Article L3132-31

…sures to put an end to the unlawful employment of employees in breach of the provisions of articles L. 3132-3 and L. 3132-13 in retail establishments and establishments providing services to consumers…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Spouse and child of a foreign national holding long-term resident status - EU in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-14

For the application of articles L. 426-12 and L. 426-13, all the applicant's own resources and, where applicable, those of his or her spouse or parent, are taken into account, independently of the fam…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-8

…the legal interest rate plus five points. Any sum paid by the association mentioned in the article L. 3253-14 of the Labour Code in application of the articles L. 3253-8 to L. 3253-13 of the same cod…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-12

…eir professional specialisation(s) as sanctioned by the aptitude test provided for in 5° of article L. 131-13. The Court of Appeal may make new entries or amendments to the list whenever it is require…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Contractual obligations

Article L315-6

…ns are provided, on paper or any other durable medium, under the conditions set out in I of Article L. 314-13 in terms that are clear and easily understandable to the electronic money holder. They are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration of candidacy

Article L2152-5

…f their member undertakings and the number of employees they employ. For the application of article L. 2135-13, they shall also indicate, at the same time, the number of their member undertakings empl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Development of apprenticeships in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article L6227-9

…yment insurance contributions paid by the employer who has joined the scheme referred to in article L. 5422-13. By way of derogation, this membership may be limited to apprentices.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5842-6

…t to the adaptations provided for from II to V. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM L. 5211-16 law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 L. 5211-17 (with the exception of the third and sixth para…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Referral to the commission de surendettement des particuliers (household over-indebtedness commission)

Article L721-3

…al Code.These provisions do not, however, preclude the application of the rules set out in Articles L. 751-1 to L. 752-3, within the limits set out in these articles.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation.

Article L5212-17

The provisions of article L. 5212-16 to unions existing on 6 January 1988, the date of publication of the loi n° 88-13 du 5 janvier 1988 d'amélioration de la décentralisation, if the municipal council…

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