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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Renewal of the contract.

Article L1251-35

…ntract. This number may neither have the purpose nor the effect of permanently filling a job linked to the normal and permanent activity of the company. The conditions for renewal are stipulated in th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4421-4

The Corsican sites council exercises in Corsica the powers devolved to the regional heritage and architecture commission provided for in article L. 611-2 of the heritage code, to the specialised commi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions and commitment of expenditure (R)

Article R4341-4

The products of the regions, regional and interregional public establishments and any public body resulting from an agreement between regions or between regions and any other public authority or publi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction.

Article 35

…the same facts or are related, the jurisdiction and rate of jurisdiction shall be determined by the total value of such claims.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction.

Article 39

Subject to the provisions of Article 35, the judgment shall not be subject to appeal where none of the incidental claims exceeds the rate of last resort. If any of them exceeds that rate, the judge sh…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction.

Article 33

The jurisdiction of the courts by reason of the subject matter is determined by the rules relating to judicial organisation and by special provisions.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction.

Article 34

…as the rate of jurisdiction below which the appeal is not open are determined by the rules specific to each court and by the provisions below.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction.

Article 36

Where claims are made, in the same proceedings and under a common instrument, by several plaintiffs or against several defendants, jurisdiction and the rate of jurisdiction shall be determined in resp…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction.

Article 38

…party raises lack of jurisdiction, may either rule only on the original claim or refer the parties to litigate the whole before the court having jurisdiction to hear the incidental claim. However, wh…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction.

Article 37

…ims and claims for compensation that are lower than the rate of its jurisdiction even though, taken together with the plaintiff's claims, they would exceed it.

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