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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Access to continuing vocational training.

Article L6312-2

…salaried workers, as well as their collaborating spouse or their partner spouse mentioned inarticle L. 121-4 of the Commercial Code, personally benefit from the right to continuing professional traini…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Temporary employment agencies.

Article L6325-24

…llocated to work-study schemes to be used to finance training initiatives carried out under article L. 1251-57 and aimed at professionalizing temporary employees or improving their professional integr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L930-2

For the application of this Code in the Territory, the terms listed below are replaced as follows:1° "Tribunal judiciaire" by "tribunal de première instance";2° "Tribunal de commerce" or "justice cons…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to certain local public services

Article L1852-2

The fire and rescue services are responsible for preventing, protecting against and fighting fires. They contribute, along with the other services and professionals concerned, to protecting against an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions for negotiating agreements concluded in undertakings without a trade union delegate or works council

Article L2232-29

Negotiations between the employer and the members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee, with or without mandate, or the employees of the company with mandate, take place in com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-2

…tor for a period not exceeding five years; 4° Removal from the list; 5° Withdrawal of honorary status. II.-Auditors may also be subject to the following sanctions: 1° The publication of a statement in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizures and assignments.

Article L3252-2

Subject to the provisions relating to maintenance payments set out in article L. 3252-5, sums due by way of remuneration may only be seized or transferred in the proportions and according to the thres…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on the payer and beneficiary accompanying transfers of funds

Article L722-20

The temporary detention order referred to in Articles L. 722-18 and L. 722-19 may be appealed, by the person to whom the temporary detention order is notified, to the President of the High Court of Ap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Successive redundancies.

Article L1233-26

Where a company or establishment normally employing at least fifty employees has made redundancies over a period of three consecutive months involving a total of more than ten employees, but no more t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION OF THE SECOND AND THIRD SUBPARAGRAMS OF ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION TO THE TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES OF GUYANA AND MARTINIQUE

Article LO7311-2

I. - A request for authorisation to adapt a legislative or regulatory provision shall be adopted by reasoned deliberation of the Assembly.This deliberation shall mention the legislative or regulatory…

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