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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Specific powers.

Article R4523-1

…cannot be assigned to employees holding a fixed-term employment contract or to temporary employees; 2° Workstations intended to be occupied by the establishment's employees; 3° Workstations whose task…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic foreign promotion account

Article 721-22

…works, excluding operating expenses specific to the foreign sales company:1° Translation of scripts;2° Dubbing and/or subtitling of a cinematographic work;3° Manufacture of demonstration media;4° Desi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals temporarily residing on French territory

Article R426-14

The Prefect's decision on the application for a temporary residence permit bearing the mention "young au pair" provided for in article L. 426-22 is notified in writing to the foreign national as soon…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1a: The European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 344-3

…s shall not be brought by the customs administration, but by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor; 2° The customs authorities may only settle, pursuant to Article 350, if the European Public Prosecut…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The Trade and Companies Register

Article R123-166-4

…rovide proof within two months to the prefect who approved it that the conditions set out in 1° and 2° of Article L. 123-11-3 are carried out for each of the establishments operated. The prefect will…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE TITLE: CONGRESS OF DEPARTMENTAL AND REGIONAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES AND MAYORS

Article L5913-1

When the conditions for its meeting are met in accordance with the provisions of article L. 5912-1, the congress of departmental and regional elected representatives and mayors is convened and chaired…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book VI: Overseas provisions

Article D600-1

…nitentiaire d'insertion et de probation" by: "conseiller pénitentiaire d'insertion et de probation";2° "directeur du service pénitentiaire d'insertion et de probation" by: "directeur des services péni…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Revenue

Article L2573-55

…and Mayotte" are replaced by the words: "in the overseas departments, Mayotte and French Polynesia";2° In the third paragraph, the words: "The department or departmental authority of Mayotte" are repl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Maintenance, servicing and checks

Article R4224-17-1

…to R. 134-13 of the Construction and Housing Code relating to maintenance and technical inspection ;2° The provisions of articles R. 134-2 to R. 134-5 of the Code de la Construction et de l'Habitation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Traffic conditions

Article R4141-11

…governing the movement of vehicles and machinery of all kinds in the workplace and on the premises; 2° The access routes to the areas in which they are required to work and to the social premises; 3°…

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