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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article R783-11

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementation procedures and specifications for the supported employment scheme

Article D5213-89

The following may be beneficiaries of the supported employment scheme, giving rise to support from their employer: 1° Disabled workers recognised under article L. 5213-2 who have a project for integra…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-15

I.- Athletes in the target group designated for one year by the Agence française de lutte contre le dopage (French Anti-Doping Agency) are required to provide precise and up-to-date information on the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R1213-14

The President and the three Vice-Presidents of the National Council shall be elected by the members sitting in an elective capacity, from among the members elected in accordance with the articles R. 1…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Causes of dissolution and separation as to property.

Article 1441

The community is dissolved: 1° by the death of one of the spouses; 2° by declared absence; 3° by divorce; 4° by legal separation; 5° by separation as to property; 6° by change of matrimonial regime.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3122-16

Pursuant to Article L. 3122-5, an agreement or an extended collective labour agreement may set the minimum number of hours to qualify as a night worker over a reference period.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VII: Review in civil matters

Article 1031-8

The application for review shall be made by declaration to the registry of the Cour de cassation. It shall be preceded by service on the defendants to the review of the decisions referred to in 4° and…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-6

Breaches of the rules on remuneration mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 222-5 are punishable by a fine of €7,500. A repeat offence is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Public holidays

Article D3133-1

The compensation for loss of pay for May 1st provided for in article L. 3133-5 is calculated on the basis of the working hours and the distribution of weekly working hours usually applied in the estab…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R3165-3

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 3164-5, relating to the work of apprentices on Sundays in sectors where this is justified by the particular characteristics of the activity, is puni…

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