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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER Ia: Provisions governing the public company referred to in Article L. 1611-3-2 known as Agence France Locale

Article D1871-3

I.-The provisions of Section 7 of Chapter I of Title I of Book VI of Part One mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the righ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Right to leave

Article D7121-33

The employee shall send a copy of the certificate proving his holiday entitlement to the paid holiday fund provided for in subsection 3.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

Article R237-1

The provisions of this title and the provisions of articles D. 414-1, R. 414-2, D. 414-3, article D. 414-4 with the exception of 1° and articles R. 424-1, R. 424-4, R. 424-7, R. 424-11, R. 431-20, R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-32

The chairman of the polling station shall draw up and sign a report of the vote count.As soon as this report has been drawn up, the result of the vote is announced by the president of the polling stat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Tutoring

Article D6325-10

As part of a professionalisation contract signed with a temporary employment company, an intermediary association or an employers' group, the user company appoints a tutor responsible for carrying out…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Control of legality

Article D6342-4

The State representative may suspend the application of the agreement provided for in Article D. 6342-3 when it observes serious deterioration in the operation of the teletransmission system or is pre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article D5212-6

No later than 15 March of the year following the year in respect of which the declaration relating to the employment obligation is made, temporary employment agencies and employer groups shall send ea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D2573-21

I. - The first three paragraphs of article D. 2224-1, the first paragraph of article D. 2224-2, the first four paragraphs of article D. 2224-3, the first paragraph of article D. 2224-4 and the first t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lists of candidates and individual applications

Article D1441-22-3

The categories of personal data relating to the departmental representative of the trade union or professional organisation that may be recorded in the automated processing are as follows: 1° Surnames…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-34

The administrative account, on which the Metropolitan Council is called to deliberate in accordance with article L. 5217-10-10, presents by separate column and in the order of the chapters and article…

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