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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Applicable regulations.

Article L1262-4-2

Article L. 1262-4-1 does not apply to individuals who contract with a service provider established outside France for their personal use, that of their spouse, their partner in a civil solidarity pact…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-34-4

The articles R. 626-7 and R. 626-8, relating to the consultation of creditors, and Subsection 4 of Section 1 of Chapter VI of Title II of this Book, relating to the settlement of public claims, are ap…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R17-4-1

…includes the obligation set out in 8° of article 138, the provisions of articles R. 131-3 to R. 131-4-1 of the Penal Code are applicable. The certificate they contain serves in lieu of a receipt..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Successive contracts in the same position.

Article L1244-4-1

…ence of a stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded in application of article L. 1244-4, the waiting period does not apply:1° Where the fixed-term employment contract is concluded to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Special conditions for the "digestive system, endocrinology, diabetology, nutrition" option

Article D6124-177-44

In addition to the teams provided for in article D. 6124-177-3, the multidisciplinary team includes: 1° At least one physiotherapist; 2° At least one dietician; 3° At least one psychologist; 4° At lea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules.

Article D712-14-4

…n the event that a territorial chamber of commerce and industry is in the situation provided for in 4° of Article D. 712-14-2 and is, in addition, placed under enhanced guardianship pursuant to articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Investment holding companies

Article L517-4-3

…investment holding company is a financial institution the subsidiaries of which are exclusively or mainly investment firms or financial institutions, at least one of which is an investment firm which…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Regional cooperation

Article R*4433-29

The consultation body established by article L. 4433-4-7 is called the Antilles-Guyane regional cooperation conference. The conference is informed of the cooperation policies and programmes conducted…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-4-2

…The personal data and information recorded in the processing system referred to in I of article D. 5422-4 are kept for the time required:1° To process requests for reimbursement of contributions undul…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Insurance obligation

Article L321-4-1

…gated sports federations from their obligation to provide the information set out in article L. 321-4 with regard to their licence-holders on the aforementioned list of elite sportsmen and women.

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