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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for public services.

Article L2512-5

…rticle L. 2512-1 who are not subject to the provisions of article 1 of law no. 82-889 of 19 October 1982, the absence of service as a result of a concerted cessation of work entails, for each day, a d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Capital gains on securities realised by private individuals

Article 248 B

…ble to exchanges of securities carried out under the loi de nationalisation n° 82-155 du 11 février 1982. In the event of the sale of the securities received in exchange, the capital gain or loss is c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-157

Notwithstanding decree no. 82-453 of 28 May 1982 relating to health and safety at work and medical prevention in the civil service, the provisions of Title II of Book VI of Part IV of the regulatory p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties common to home loans and consumer credit

Article L354-3

…EY ARE WRITTEN L. 341-48 to L. 341-51 and L. 341-52 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-351 du 25 mars 2016

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article L354-4

…THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 342-1 and L. 342-4 to L. 342-6 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control

Article L214-24-21

…ered into for that purpose, acquire control of a company or issuer referred to in Article L. 214-24-23;2° AIFs or their management companies cooperating with one or more other AIFs or their management…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Group action

Article L652-2

…ll apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 623-1 to L. 623-9 and L. 623-11 to L. 623-32 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 201…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-26

…lective branch or company agreements concluded prior to the entry into force of law no. 2006-340 of 23 March 2006 on equal pay for men and women.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-44

…lective branch or company agreements concluded prior to the entry into force of law no. 2006-340 of 23 March 2006 on equal pay for men and women.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-3

The City of Paris and the communes of Marseille and Lyon are divided into twenty, sixteen and nine municipal arrondissements respectively.The boundaries of these arrondissements as they stood on 1 Jan…

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