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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-2

…1° 27 April in Mayotte ; 2° 22 May in Martinique ; 3° 27 May in Guadeloupe and Saint-Martin ; 4° 10 June in French Guiana ; 5° On 9 October in Saint-Barthélemy ; 6° On 20 December in Réunion.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Enlarged health, safety and working conditions committee

Article L4523-12

…ishment, in accordance with procedures implemented before the publication of Law No. 2006-686 of 13 June 2006 on transparency and safety in nuclear matters and meeting the characteristics defined by d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L932-6

…onomic regulations" are replaced by the words: "the date of publication of Order no. 2004-604 of 24 June 2004 reforming the regime for securities issued by commercial companies and extending to overse…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L952-1

…onomic regulations" are replaced by the words: "the date of publication of Order no. 2004-604 of 24 June 2004 reforming the regime for securities issued by commercial companies and extending to overse…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the lists of judicial representatives

Article A812-21

Par application des dispositions du titre III du decree of 12 June 1956 laying down the general system of remuneration for civil servants or non-civil servants performing, as an ancillary occupation,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the conference of sports funding bodies

Article R112-44

…nation and opinion; 2° Issues an opinion on the compliance of each project submitted to it with the guidelines defined by the territorial sports project; 3° Identifies the human and financial resource…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Social dialogue.

Article L3

Each year, the Government's policy guidelines in the areas of individual and collective labour relations, employment and vocational training, as well as the timetable envisaged for their implementatio…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: National holiday voucher agency

Article L411-14

…te and market holiday vouchers in companies with fewer than fifty employees. In accordance with the guidelines laid down by its Board of Directors, it allocates social aid for actions relating to tour…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE REGION IN RELATION TO PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Article L4251-17

…or, in the absence of an agreement between the metropolitan area and the region, with the strategic guidelines document mentioned in article L. 4251-15. Par dérogation au premier alinéa du présent art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Regional committees for working conditions

Article L4641-5

…s' trade unions at national and cross-industry level. The committee's tasks include: 1° Formulating guidelines for the regional occupational health plan and participating in monitoring its implementat…

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