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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF CORSICA

Article L4423-1

…to legality control under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title IV of Book I of this Part. Notwithstanding 1° of article L. 4141-2, are not subject to the obligation to transmit to the State…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definition and legal status.

Article L6221-1

An apprenticeship contract is a special type of employment contract between an apprentice or their legal representative and an employer. As well as paying a salary, the employer undertakes to provide…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definition and legal status.

Article L6221-2

No financial consideration may be requested from either the apprentice or his legal representative when the apprenticeship contract is concluded, submitted or terminated, or from the employer when the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Presumption of salaried status.

Article L7313-2

The absence of clauses prohibiting either the exercise of another profession or the performance of personal commercial transactions may not prevent the application of the provisions of article L. 7313…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Presumption of salaried status.

Article L7313-1

…on, concluded between a traveller, sales representative or sales representative and an employer is, notwithstanding any express stipulation in the contract or in the absence thereof, a contract of emp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Presumption of salaried status.

Article L7313-3

In the absence of a written contract of employment, any person acting as a representative is presumed to be a traveller, representative or sales representative subject to the special rules of this Tit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Presumption of salaried status.

Article L7313-4

Any agreement whose purpose is to prevent the application of the provisions of this Title shall be null and void.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-21

The nature and duration of the activities that may be validated under the obligation provided for in article L. 822-4 are determined by order of the Minister of Justice, on the basis of a proposal fro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-31

The activity of statutory auditor carried out on an individual basis under the conditions provided for by this title entails the affiliation of the person carrying it out to the autonomous organisatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-32

The organisational and operational procedures for statutory auditors, whether in their own name or in the form of a company, must enable the statutory auditor to comply with legal and regulatory requi…

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