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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Local representative

Article L2412-4

The fixed-term employment contract of a local works council representative may only be terminated before expiry of the term due to serious misconduct or unfitness certified by the occupational physici…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article R1424-23-1

The number of professional fire brigade officers and non-commissioned officers in the departmental fire brigade is determined on the basis of a reference workforce set at 31 December of the previous y…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3381-2

…ures équivalentes" sont remplacés par les mots: "créées en application de la réglementation locale";4° A l'article L. 3114-9, the words: "within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3351-2

…res équivalentes" sont remplacés par les mots : "créées en application de la réglementation locale";4° A l'article L. 3114-9, the words: "within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R329-3

…Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution authorises branches of undertakings referred to in 4° of Article L. 310-2 to transfer all or part of their portfolio of contracts to a transferee under…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article L774-14

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II, in the wording indicated in…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-103

…dential lease, without prejudice to any fees received in respect of the service referred to in b of 4° of I of article annexe 4-9, an emolument equal to half a month's rent;2° In the case of a farm, f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation for creation or transfer

Article R5126-90

For the application of II of article L. 5126-4, the authorisation may only be suspended, except in the event of an immediate danger to public health, or withdrawn once the Minister of the Interior has…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-4

To carry out its duties, the trade union committee meets when convened by its chairman. The chairman is required to convene, within one month, the commission at the request:

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Exceptional situations involving work performed in a hyperbaric environment

Article R4461-49

In the event of an unforeseen event requiring a one-off modification to the work organisation initially defined, the employer may ask the worker to deviate from the maximum pressures authorised by his…

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