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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article R3142-28

In the absence of a convention or agreement as referred to in article L. 3142-40, the director of a mutual, union or federation shall inform the employer by any means conferring a date certain, at lea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article R3142-29

…oned in article L. 3142-40, and in application of 3° of article L. 3142-41, the employer may refuse to grant leave if he establishes that the number of employees, per establishment, who have taken lea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D2573-21

…rst paragraph of article D. 2224-4 and the first two paragraphs of article D. 2224-5 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V. II. - For th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-2

…ffice is in France and which are part of a group within the meaning of Article L. 356-1 are subject to group supervision. Group supervision applies to insurance undertakings or reinsurance undertaking…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: National approval for social and family tourism organisations.

Article R412-2

Approval can only be granted to organisations whose articles of association guarantee democratic operating rules and disinterested management. In facilities classified as "tourism" or "family holiday…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Project management assistance

Article L2422-2

The project owner may award public contracts for project management assistance relating to one or more specialised areas, in particular relating to all or part of the preparation of the programme, the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L733-2

…nistrative authority may, for the purposes of preparing the foreign national's departure, designate to him or her, taking into account the imperatives of private and family life, a time slot during wh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Fonds de développement pour l'insertion professionnelle des handicapés.

Article L5214-2

Every three years, a target agreement is signed between the State and the association responsible for managing the fund for the professional integration of disabled people.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction and procedures for bringing cases before the court

Article R249-20

…he requesting party or his lawyer in the following manner: 1° Where the applicant is remanded in custody, the declaration is made to the investigating judge's registry if an investigation is underway,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mandatory information on invoices in electronic form

Article D2192-2

Without prejudice to the compulsory information laid down by legislative or regulatory provisions, the invoices referred to in articles L. 2192-1 to L. 2192-3 include the following information: 1° The…

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