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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of posting

Article R1263-4

…nverted into euros where applicable, the start date of the secondment and its foreseeable end date; 4° Where applicable, the address of the successive collective accommodation(s) of the employees; 5°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for registration on the list of statutory auditors

Article R822-4

…y diploma, at least two-thirds of the training period provided for in Article 67 of Decree no. 2012-432 of 30 March 2012 relating to the practice of public accounting must have been completed either w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Arrangements for additional contributions to the personal training account

Article R6323-42

I.-When, in application of the provisions of III of article L. 6323-4, the financers mentioned in II of the same article contribute additional rights to the personal training account, they send the Ca…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L361-4

For the application of this book in Mayotte: 1° References to the court of appeal are replaced by the reference to the appeal chamber of the court of appeal of Saint-Denis de La Réunion in Mamoudzou;…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Automatic processing of personal data entitled "Support for assessing the minority of persons declaring themselves to be minors and temporarily or permanently deprived of the protection of their family".

Article R142-42

…orarily or permanently deprived of the protection of their family (AEM), referred to in Article L. 142-3, is governed by Articles R. 221-15-1 to R. 221-15-9 of the Code de l'action sociale et des fami…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-49

Lists of candidates are submitted at least forty-two days before the date set for the elections, by the trade union organisations that meet the conditions set out in article L. 6156-3. A receipt shall…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-4

Any user who uses a temporary employee for a purpose other than that provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 1251-6 or outside the cases mentioned in that same article is liable to a fine of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Trusteeship charges

Article 395

…tion measure provided for by this code; 3° Persons from whom parental authority has been withdrawn; 4° Persons from whom the exercise of guardianship charges has been prohibited pursuant to article 13…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-4

Under the conditions defined by the Articles of Association, responsibility vis-à-vis third parties for centralising subscription and redemption orders for units of the société de libre partenariat is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims

Article L313-49-1

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions under which this sub-section shall apply to finance companies.

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