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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-2

…following days commemorating the abolition of slavery are public holidays: 1° 27 April in Mayotte ; 2° 22 May in Martinique ; 3° 27 May in Guadeloupe and Saint-Martin ; 4° 10 June in French Guiana ; 5…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Title V: Supervision of apprenticeship training leading to a diploma

Article R6251-2

…spection is carried out jointly by at least one person from each of the categories mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 6251-1. If the persons mentioned in 2° or 3° of this article have not been d…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Information to be provided to the public by groups.

Article L356-24

The participating and parent undertakings referred to in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 respectively shall put in place appropriate structures and systems at group level to meet t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: ASSIGNMENT OF RESIDENCE

Article L730-2

In accordance with article L. 264-1, the provisions of 6°, 7° and 8° and the last paragraph of article L. 731-1, article L. 731-2, 6°, 7° and 8° of article L. 731-3, articles L. 731-4, L. 731-5, L. 73…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L910-2

…ms listed below are replaced as follows:1° "Tribunal judiciaire" by "tribunal de première instance";2° "Tribunal de commerce" or "justice consulaire" by "tribunal de première instance statuant en mati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Compulsory declaration of vaccinations.

Article D3111-6

…for children aged two years or less, on the health certificates provided for in article L. 2132-2 ; 2° For persons who do not have a health record, on a document issued by a health professional author…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Working conditions.

Article L1251-21

…itions under which the work is performed include, exhaustively, those relating to:1° working hours ;2° night work3° Weekly rest and public holidays;4° Health and safety at work;5° work by women, child…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-22

…roceedings relating to offences committed in whole or in part within the territory of the Republic; 2° If the confiscation order is based on criminal proceedings relating to offences which were commit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Administrative declaration

Article R4427-2

…st include : 1° The name and registered office of the company and the address of the establishment; 2° The name and address of the occupational physician; 3° The name and position of the safety office…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the regional cooperation fund for Martinique

Article R7253-2

…Minister for Foreign Affairs and two representatives appointed by the Minister for Overseas France; 2° Two councillors to the Martinique Assembly appointed by the Martinique Assembly and two executive…

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