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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employment during school holidays

Article D4153-3

Minors may not work more than thirty-five hours a week or seven hours a day. Their remuneration may not be less than the minimum growth wage, taking into account a deduction of no more than 20%.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-8

…lowing adaptations:1° Article L. 1241-1 is applicable there in the version resulting from Order No. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022;2° Articles L. 1241-2 to L. 1241-4, L. 1243-3, L. 1243-8-1, L. 1244-2, L.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R764-2

…cles applicableIn their wording resulting fromIn Title IR. 711-1 and R. 711-2In Title IIR. 720-1R. 721-1 and R. 721-2R. 721-4 to R. 722-2In Title IIIR. 730-1R. 731-1 to R. 732-2R. 732-5 to R. 732-19R.…

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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 R765-2

…cles applicableIn their wording resulting fromIn Title IR. 711-1 and R. 711-2In Title IIR. 720-1R. 721-1 and R. 721-2R. 721-4 to R. 722-2In Title IIIR. 730-1R. 731-1 to R. 732-2R. 732-5 to R. 733-19R.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R766-2

…cles applicableIn their wording resulting fromIn Title IR. 711-1 and R. 711-2In Title IIR. 720-1R. 721-1 and R. 721-2R. 721-4 to R. 722-2In Title IIIR. 730-1R. 731-1 to R. 732-2R. 732-5 to R. 733-19R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6152-334

…Code de l'action sociale et des familles recruited from the date of entry into force of decree no. 2022-135 of 5 February 2022 relating to the new rules applicable to contractual practitioners. The p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation

Article R823-2

The board of directors of the national metrology and testing laboratory comprises:

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 73 C

The provisions of Article 42 septies are applicable to the start-up grant for young farmers provided for in articles D. 343-9 to D. 343-12 of the rural and maritime fishing code when it is allocated t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rescission of the sale on the ground of lesion.

Article 1674

If the seller has been harmed by more than seven twelfths in the price of an immovable, he has the right to apply for rescission of the sale, even if he had expressly waived the right to apply for suc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R6153-2-1

On-the-job training and the half-day of off-the-job training mentioned in 1° of III of article R. 6153-2 may not exceed forty-eight hours per seven-day period, calculated as an average over the quarte…

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