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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-24

…of the State representative in the department, for exercising police powers, under the conditions set out in articles L. 2212-1 et seq.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Notification, publication and filing.

Article L2231-5-1

…at part of the agreement need not be published in accordance with the first paragraph. This act, together with the full version of the agreement or arrangement and the version of the agreement or arra…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Local mining tax

Article 1519

I. - A royalty is levied, for the benefit of the communes, on each net tonne of the conceded product extracted by mine concessionaires, amodiataires and sous-amodiataires of mining concessions, by hol…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L641-2

…tion of this Code in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the terms listed below are replaced as follows: 1° "Tribunal judiciaire" by "tribunal de première instance" ; 2° "Tribunal de commerce" is replaced…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Territorial commission for the coordination of public health policies

Article D1441-2

The Commission territoriale de coordination des politiques publiques de santé de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is composed as follows: 1° The Prefect of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon or his/her representative;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Changes to the employment contract giving rise to ten or more refusals.

Article L1233-25

…l element of their employment contract, proposed by their employer for one of the economic reasons set out in Article L. 1233-3, and their redundancy is being considered, it is subject to the provisio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Early termination of the contract.

Article L1251-26

If a temporary employment agency terminates an employee's contract of employment before the end of the term provided for in the contract, it will, except in cases of serious misconduct or force majeur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Early termination of the contract.

Article L1251-27

Breach of the availability contract does not constitute force majeure.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Early termination of the contract.

Article L1251-28

…ed to observe a period of notice calculated on the basis of one day per week, taking into account : 1° The total duration of the contract including, where applicable, its one or two renewals, if it in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Allocation of working hours

Article L3123-23

…ch agreement extended or approved in application ofarticle L. 314-6 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles may define the distribution of working hours for part-time employees during the work…

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