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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3

If an employee is dismissed for a reason that is not genuine and serious, the judge may propose that the employee be reinstated in the company, while retaining his or her acquired benefits. If either…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-16

…(1) ; j) Article D. 7121-40, relating to affiliation to the paid leave fund for performing artists; 2° Declarations and payment of contributions and the deduction at source provided for in Article 204…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Write-offs

Article R123-315

…ries or heirs exercise the right to maintain the registration provided for in article R. 123-248; > 2° In the event of disqualification from practising any self-employed activity by virtue of a final…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Delegation hours

Article R2315-7

…members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee at the meetings referred to in 2° of article L. 2315-11 is not deducted from the delegation hours provided for in article R. 2314-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical devices.

Article L5461-1

…ealth agencies who are pharmacists, under the conditions set out in Articles L. 5411-1 to L. 5411-4;2° Inspectors from the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, under th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Allocation of sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-58

…e or more on-demand audiovisual media service publishers, meeting the conditions laid down in 1° or 2° of Article…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R835-3

…he Prefect are replaced by references to the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia; 2° In Article R. 810-1, the reference to Article R. 812-1 is deleted; 3° Article R. 821-2 reads as f…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Grouped offers

Article L224-42-2

…ccess service or interpersonal communications service based on publicly available numbering, 1° and 2° of I and II of Article L. 224-27, articles L. 224-28, L. 224-29, L. 224-33, L. 224-34, L. 224-39,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Search of the file and direct information to the Ministry of the Interior

Article R53-8-24

…be supervised : 1° Prefects or agents of prefectures specially authorised by them for this purpose; 2° Heads of departments or agents individually designated and specially authorised by them for this…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: The gender equality and anti-discrimination officer and the safety and security officer

Article D1424-20-4

…quality between women and men and the promotion of diversity and the fight against discrimination ; 2° Advising staff, volunteer firefighters and departments on general issues relating to discriminati…

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