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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-26-1

When the easement instituted in application of articles L. 342-20 to L. 342-23 is likely to seriously compromise the agricultural or forestry use of the encumbered land, its owner(s) may, from the dat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Use of funds by skills operators to pay for work-linked training, personal training accounts and skills development for companies with fewer than fifty employees

Article L6332-14

I.-The skills operator covers the following costs under the financial section mentioned in 1° of article L. 6332-3: 1° Apprenticeship and professionalisation contracts at the level set by the branches…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audit of operating accounts

Article L251-11

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may audit the operating account or have it audited by an independent expert. The purpose of this audit is to check the regularity and fairness of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Role of the State.

Article L6122-1

I.-The State may organise and finance, for the benefit of jobseekers, training courses whose low level of development or emerging nature justifies, temporarily or permanently, actions defined at natio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter X: Insurance against the risk of cyber attacks

Article L12-10-1

The payment of a sum pursuant to a clause in an insurance contract intended to compensate an insured party for loss or damage caused by a breach of an automated data processing system referred to in a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L326-14-1

When an undertaking is in liquidation following the withdrawal of authorisation under the provisions of Article L. 421-9, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may decide, where appropr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Financial contributions from municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and the département to the budget of the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-35-1

In compliance with the rules laid down in the public procurement code, the département may, on behalf of and at the request of the public establishment referred to in the first paragraph of article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-1

I. - The Preliminary Chapter of Title I of Book I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna, with the exception ofArticle L. 1110-7, and subject to the adaptations set out in II.Article L. 1110-2-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Establishment of social and economic committees and works councils

Article L2313-1

A social and economic committee is set up at company level. Establishment social and economic committees and a central company social and economic committee are set up in companies with at least fifty…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-12-1

When the fixed-term employment contract is concluded in application of 6° of Article L. 1242-2, it also includes :1° The words "fixed-term contract for a defined purpose";2° The title and references o…

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