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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocation of working hours

Article L3123-30

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 3123-23, the working hours of a part-time employee may not include more than one interruption of activity or an interruption of more than t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article L3123-9

At the end of their term of office, the elected representatives referred to in article L. 3123-7 benefit, at their request, from a refresher course organised within the company, particularly in the li…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Work

Article L3215-1

The departmental council decides on projects, plans and estimates for works to be carried out using departmental funds and designates the departments to which these works will be entrusted. It decides…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article L4135-9

At the end of their term of office, the elected representatives referred to in article L. 4135-7 benefit, at their request, from a refresher course organised within the company, particularly in the li…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Compensation for damage by the court and enforcement of the judgment

Article 849-19

In all acts relating to the court's reparation of damages and the forced execution of the judgment, the plaintiff in the action shall specify, in addition to the particulars provided by law, on pain o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of the contract between the contracting parties.

Article 1980

The life annuity vests in the owner only in proportion to the number of days he has lived. Nevertheless, if it has been agreed that it is to be paid in advance, the term that had to be paid vests from…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-135

The capital increase through the issue of shares to be subscribed for in cash is carried out, depending on the case, on the date of the depositary's certificate or on the date of signature of the guar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office

Article L7125-9

At the end of their term of office, the elected representatives referred to in article L. 7125-7 benefit, at their request, from a refresher course organised within the company, taking into account ch…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Model agency licence.

Article L7123-12

Any natural or legal person whose activity consists of making models temporarily available to users, for consideration, is deemed to be operating a modelling agency if it hires and remunerates models…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Protests.

Article R511-11

On filing of the documents mentioned in Article L. 511-58, the Registrar shall remove the registration from the form and enter in column 9 of the chronological register the removal entry provided for…

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