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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Termination of the employment contract

Article R7413-4

For the application of the provisions of articles L. 1234-1 to L. 1234-8 and L. 1237-1, relating to notice periods, to homeworkers with an open-ended employment contract, the compensation due in the e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Second-hand equipment

Article R4312-4

Second-hand safety components, whatever their date of entry into service when new, are subject to the technical rules of design and construction set out in Annex I to Article R. 4312-1. However, prote…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 906

The submissions shall be served and the exhibits communicated simultaneously by each party's lawyer to the other party's lawyer; in the case of multiple plaintiffs or defendants, they must be served o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Resources and expenditure of the social and economic committee

Article R2312-49

The social and economic committee's resources for social and cultural activities are made up of : 1° The sums paid by the employer for the operation of the company's social institutions which are not…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Continuing vocational training for young people under the age of twenty-six (R).

Article R4332-4

For the determination of expenditure incurred by the State in 1993 in respect of training initiatives intended for young people under the age of twenty-six with a view to enabling them to acquire a qu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9-2

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 229-4 of the Commercial Code, the Autorité des marchés financiers also has the power to oppose, in accordance with the provisions of Article 8(14) and…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article D156-4

The following provisions are applicable in New Caledonia in their wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or mentioned as applying ipso jure in the tab…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article R175-4

The insurance policy is dated the day it is drawn up. It shall state: a) The place of subscription; b) The names and domiciles of the contracting parties, with an indication, where applicable, that th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R312-4

In the case of a credit agreement under which the instalments do not immediately result in a corresponding amortisation of the total amount of credit, but serve to reconstitute the capital at the peri…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Visits and seizures

Article R512-40

The reports describe the visit and record the findings. They are drawn up immediately. They include an inventory of the items and documents seized. These reports are signed by the authorised agents, b…

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