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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article R2563-4-1

…envelope of the national equalisation grant mentioned in 1° of II of article L. 2334-23-1 accruing to the municipalities of each overseas department is distributed among them half in proportion to th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1792-4-3

In addition to actions governed by articles 1792-3, 1792-4-1 and 1792-4-2, liability actions directed against builders designated in articles 1792 and 1792-1 and their subcontractors lapse after ten y…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Agricultural risk compensation scheme

Article L442-1-4

I. - Any insurance undertaking which markets insurance products against climate risks in agriculture benefiting from the aid provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 361-4 of the Rural and M…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-4

…oyer of the validation decision within fifteen days of receipt of the collective agreement referred to inarticle L. 1237-19.It shall notify, within the same timeframe, the social and economic committe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the Roll of the Association.

Article D4323-1-4

…ormation collected and sorted by the Order of chiropodists is kept by it for a period corresponding to the period of provisional registration. Pursuant to articles 39 et seq. of law no. 78-17 of 6 Jan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment, transfer and dismissal.

Article L1225-4-1

…contract if he can prove that the employee is guilty of serious misconduct or that it is impossible to continue the contract for reasons unrelated to the arrival of the child.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-4-1

When the debtor carries on an activity that is covered by an administrative authorisation, approval, agreement or authorisation, mentioned in the 1° or 2° of II of Article 1 of Law n°2014-856 of 31 Ju…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-40-1

Members may also practise their profession within another company that does not confer the status of trader on them, in particular a société pluri-professionnelle d'exercice provided for in Title IV b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and opening conditions.

Article L6325-4-1

…term professionalisation contract with any person mentioned in 1° of article L. 6325-1, with a view to acquiring one or, by way of derogation from the same article L. 6325-1, two qualifications mentio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Amendments

Article L5215-40-1

…s of all the municipalities included in the future perimeter and representing more than half of the total population of these municipalities, or at least half of the municipal councils of these munici…

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