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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-4

The company is formed subject to the condition precedent of its registration on the Roll of the Association.The application for registration of the "société d'exercice libéral" is presented collective…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Financial and tax provisions

Article L4434-4

The portions defined in 2° of A, 2° of B and C of Article L. 4434-3 and intended for the region, the department and the communes respectively undergo an increase at least equal to that of the departme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-46

Insofar as they are necessary for the purposes defined in article R. 40-43, the following personal data and information may be stored in the automated processing system: 1° For electronic communicatio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Provisions applicable to French Guiana

Article R422-4

…he application of this code in French Guyana: a) The words: "academic regional rector" are replaced by the word: "prefect"; b) The words: "academic regional delegate for youth, commitment and sport" a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3121-45

In the absence of an agreement as referred to in Article L. 3121-44, the employer may, under conditions laid down by decree, introduce a system whereby working time is spread over several weeks, up to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3121-47

In the absence of stipulations in the agreement mentioned in article L. 3121-44, the notice period for employees in the event of a change in working hours or hours of work is set at seven days.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-42

…ing working time over a reference period longer than a week, employees are informed within a reasonable time of any change in the distribution of their working hours.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3121-46

By way of derogation from Article L. 3121-45, in companies that operate on a continuous basis, the employer may introduce a system whereby working hours are spread over several weeks.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-41

…ree years in the case of a collective agreement and nine weeks in the case of a unilateral decision by the employer. If the reference period is annual, hours worked in excess of 1,607 hours constitute…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-43

The introduction of a system for organising working hours over a period longer than a week by collective agreement does not constitute a change to the employment contract for full-time employees.

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