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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Agreements with host companies

Article R6223-11

…ch must be directly related to the vocational training provided for in the apprenticeship contract; 4° The working hours and place of work; 5° The name of the apprenticeship supervisor appointed withi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-36

…6-603 du 5 juillet 1996 relative au développement et à la promotion du commerce et de l'artisanat ; 4° Les personnes exerçant une activité agricole au sens de l'article L. 311-1 du code rural et de la…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-6

In addition to officers and agents of the judicial police, the following are empowered to investigate and record, in the course of their duties, breaches of the provisions of Sections 3 and 4 of Chapt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations

Article L513-6

Promissory notes governed by articles L. 313-42 et seq. are treated in the same way as the loans referred to in article L. 513-3 , provided that the receivables secured by them comply with the conditi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation of the company

Article R6223-82

The competent council of the ordre des médecins or the ordre des pharmaciens decides on the application for registration under the conditions set out in articles L. 4112-3 and L. 4112-4 and articles L…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article A34

…vants of the corps d'encadrement et d'application de la police nationale referred to in Article 16 (4°) and who have the status of judicial police officer may receive authorisation to exercise the pow…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: SUBSIDIARY PROTECTION

Article L512-2

…3° That he or she has been guilty of acts contrary to the aims and principles of the United Nations;4° That his or her activity in the territory constitutes a serious threat to public order, public se…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Adaptation to overseas France

Article R1413-65

The territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon has a territorial vigilance and support network for the organisation and territorial coverage of health vigilance. In addition to the departme…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R653-3

For the application of this book in Saint-Martin: 1° The references to the Prefect are replaced by the reference to the Representative of the State in Saint-Martin; 2° In Article R. 615-2, the words:…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R652-3

For the application of this book in Saint-Barthélemy: 1° The references to the Prefect are replaced by the reference to the Representative of the State in Saint-Barthélemy; 2° In Article R. 615-2, the…

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