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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2411-1

…17° Conseiller prud'homme; 18° Assesseur maritime, mentionné à l'article 7 de la loi du 17 décembre 1926 relative à la répression en matière maritime; 19° Défenseur syndical mentionné à l'article L. 1…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2681-4

…the words: "in the Official Journal of the European Union under the conditions of articles R. 2131-19 and R. 2331-11" are replaced by the words: "in the Official Journal of the French Southern and An…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article L3664-1

…y contributions;6° Under the conditions provided for in article 88-1 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditure relating to the servic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Changes in scope and organisation.

Article L5211-18

…municipal cooperation, collect the tax repayment mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 5211-19. The terms of the repayment are determined by agreement between the commune and the public establ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure

Article L5217-12-1

…contributions; 4° Under the conditions provided for in article 88-1 of Law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditure relating to the servic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism Guidance Council

Article D561-51

…with a view to their transmission to the European Commission, the statistics referred to in Article 19 of Directive 2019/1153 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 which are co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Vocational training and apprenticeships

Article R2241-4

…ent of jobs in companies in the sector, taking into account foreseeable changes in its professions; 19° The conditions under which employees benefit from the professional interview devoted to their ca…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discriminatory refusal of care

Article R1541-1

I.- Pursuant to article 6-2 of organic law no. 99-209 of 19 March 1999 relating to New Caledonia and article 7 of organic law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polyne…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Information for parties and third parties

Article A444-13

…provided for in articles R. 432-2 and R. 433-7 of the code of civil enforcement procedures 27.66 € 19 Notification to the debtor of the precautionary seizure of debts 32.98 € 20 Denunciation to third…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The application of laws and regulations in Saint-Barthélemy

Article D6213-2

…to the presidents of the general councils of departments;2° Pour l'application de l'article R. 1211-19,the president of the territorial council of Saint-Barthélemy is assimilated to the presidents of…

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