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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article L1251-1

…his employer, the temporary employment company.Where the user is a legal entity governed by public law, this chapter applies, subject to the provisions of section 6.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effects of winding-up proceedings of companies whose registered office is located within the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France.

Article L326-22

…ean Union other than France does not affect the rights in rem, within the meaning of the applicable law, of a creditor or a third party in respect of tangible or intangible, movable or immovable asset…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-5

…tial provisions relating to occupational pension schemes which are not covered by social and labour law applicable to the institutions referred to in Article L. 370-1.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Recruitment and status of contract agents

Article L113-1

…actual employees of the Centre national de la cinématographie in post on the date of publication of law no. 2007-148 of 2 February 2007 on the modernisation of the civil service and who have been recr…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single section: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L612-4

…in article L. 412-3, the words: "inarticle 19 of law no. 48-1360 of 1st September 1948 amending and codifying the legislation relating to the relatio…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter: Common provisions

Article L621-6

…application of article L. 412-3 in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, the words: "in article 19 of law no. 48-1360 of 1st September 1948 amending and codifying the legislation relating to relations b…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R141-4

…he other creditors involved in the proceedings all documents and information that he is required by law to communicate to them.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Contracts comprising inseparable services

Article L1312-1

…nded to satisfy objectively indissociable needs which, on the one hand, are covered by the ordinary law on contracts set out in Book I of Part Two or Book II of Part Two relating to partnership contra…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Valuation of public property by the holder of the partnership contract

Article L2233-1

…in, authorise the holder:1° To grant authorisations to occupy the public domain;2° To grant private law leases for assets belonging to the private domain and to create all types of property rights for…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Concession contracts concluded by a contracting entity

Article L3214-1

…an economic operator where they benefit from an exclusive right by virtue of a provision adopted by law shall be subject to the rules defined in Title II , provided that this provision is compatible w…

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