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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agreement.

Article L5134-101

The State may enter into agreements giving entitlement to contracts for adult relay activities with : 1° Local authorities and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation, as well as their pu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance.

Article L5134-108

The employers mentioned in article L. 5134-101 receive financial assistance from the State. This aid is not taxable for persons not subject to corporation tax. This aid cannot be combined with any oth…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-10

The persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 shall apply additional customer due diligence measures, over and above the measures provided for in Articles L. 561-5 and L. 561-5-1, when :1° The customer,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2132-10

The purchaser may, if necessary, require the use of tools and devices that are not commonly available, such as electronic building data modelling tools or similar tools. In this case, it shall offer o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Allocation of working hours

Article L3123-24

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, an extended branch agreement may determine the period within which the employee is to be notified of the change in the distribution of working ho…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internal control

Article R561-38-7

The parent undertaking of a group mentioned in I of Article L. 561-33, which has as a subsidiary or branch at least one person mentioned in 1° to 2°e, 6°, with the exception of financial investment ad…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Admission

Article L552-10

The prefect or, in Paris, the police prefect, may object on grounds of public order to the decision to admit an asylum seeker to a place of accommodation. In this case, the Office français de l'immigr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other auctions.

Article L322-10

The brokerage fee for sales that are the subject of articles L. 322-8 to L. 322-13 is set, for each locality, by the Minister responsible for trade, after consulting the chamber of commerce and indust…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Training of representatives.

Article L4523-10

…iated with the company's activity. The conditions under which this training is provided and renewed may be defined by collective agreement at branch, company or establishment level.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article D1237-10

…l Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment provided for in article L. 1237-19-4 is sent within the time limit mentioned in the same article by any means capable of giving…

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