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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-14

…time equivalent to the legal working time for the professions and jobs mentioned in article L. 3121-13. This agreement determines the remuneration for periods of inactivity.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Disputes (R).

Article D2122-2

The five-day period within which, in accordance with article L. 2122-13, the election of the mayor and deputy mayors may be declared null and void from twenty-four hours after the election.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Homeopathic medicinal products

Article R5121-105

A medicinal product or a series of medicinal products mentioned in Article L. 5121-13 may only be registered if the applicant is established in a Member State of the European Community or a party to t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Direct allowances to supplement the new horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-92

…tember 2021 compared with the average turnover achieved between 1 January and 30 September in 2017, 2018 and 2019, less the aid granted pursuant to Articles 916-25 to 916-33 and the amounts of the sub…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to apprenticeships

Article L6522-3

…I are determined and distributed on the basis of the capital expenditure recorded for the 2017 and 2018 financial years, or, in the absence of capital expenditure made over this period in the oversea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Access to payment accounts

Article D133-10

…ce meeting all the conditions mentioned in Article 33(6) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2018/389 of 27 November 2017 is issued by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, afte…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article L2113-12

Contracts or lots of a contract may be reserved for adapted companies mentioned in article L. 5213-13 of the French Labour Code, establishments and services providing assistance through work mentioned…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Rules applicable to relations between the holder and its suppliers

Article L2232-7

Notwithstanding the provisions of articles L. 441-10 to L. 441-13 of the French Commercial Code, the services referred to in article L. 2213-14 are paid for by the holder of the partnership contract,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L761-2

Articles L. 700-2, L. 722-7, L. 722-12, L. 732-8, L. 743-20, L. 751-1 to L. 751-13, L. 754-2, L. 754-4 and L. 754-5 are not applicable in Guadeloupe.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L761-4

Articles L. 700-2, L. 722-7, L. 722-12, L. 732-8, L. 743-20, L. 751-1 to L. 751-13, L. 754-2, L. 754-4 and L. 754-5 are not applicable in French Guyana.

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