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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4822-2

…Miquelon, a decree may adapt the composition of the multidisciplinary team provided for in Article L. 4622-8.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Allowance for self-employed workers

Article L5424-28

…self-employed workers is financed exclusively by the taxes of all kinds mentioned in 5° of article L. 5422-9.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-3

For the application of articles L. 1226-15, L. 1234-9, L. 1235-3, L. 1235-3-1, L. 1235-11 and L. 1235-16 of the Labour Code, the determination of the indemnity payable by the employer does not take in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: House arrest

Article L751-2

A foreign national who is the subject of a request to take charge or take back may be placed under house arrest by the administrative authority for the time strictly necessary to determine the State r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General conditions for the application of Books I to VI in overseas France

Article L711-2

Pursuant to Articles LO 6213-1, LO 6313-1 and LO 6413-1 of the General Code of Territorial Authorities, the provisions of this Code apply automatically to Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pier…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-270

I.-When a société anonyme à participation ouvrière falls into the situation referred to in Article L. 225-248, and its dissolution has not been declared, the Extraordinary General Meeting may decide,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L312-21

In order to enable the exercise of the right of withdrawal referred to in Article L. 312-19, a detachable form is attached to their copy of the credit agreement.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-29

…idelity in the weights used for public weighing is punishable by the penalties laid down in article L. 213-4 of the French Consumer Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation.

Article L2353-27

…ropean Company Works Council are entitled to training leave under the conditions set out in Article L. 2325-44.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Monitoring and penalties.

Article L363-2

…en designated by the supervisory authority of the home Member State as being subject to such measures.When it is informed that an insurance or reinsurance undertaking whose head office is located in t…

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