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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single integration contract

Article R5522-15

If the employment contract is terminated before the end of the training period referred to in article R. 5522-12, the sums already paid to the employer corresponding to training hours not completed wi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-4

…85 to L. 312-87 and L. 312-92, shall forfeit the right to interest. In the event that the annual percentage rate of charge determined in accordance with articles L. 314-1 to L. 314-4, the lender may b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2541-1

…t are applicable to the communes of the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin, with the exception of those of articles L. 2121-1, L. 2121-9, L. 2121-10, L. 2121-11, L. 2121-15, the second pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Cross-border demergers

Article R236-36

…es; >The articles of association of the recipient companies 3° The articles of association of the receiving companies; 4° A precise description of the assets and liabilities of the company being divid…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article D13

Officers of the judicial police assist officers of the judicial police in the performance of their duties, strictly limited to the operations prescribed to them and without being able to delegate to t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D2224-35

…onal regulation. It complies with the accounting principles of consistency of methods and independence of financial years defined in articles L. 123-17 and L. 123-21 of the French Commercial Code and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Allocation de professionnalisation et de solidarité et allocation de fin de droits.

Article D5424-55

The duration of payment of the end-of-rights allowance varies according to continuous seniority of coverage under the unemployment insurance scheme specific to performing artists and technicians provi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-9

Deeds and documents intended for third parties, in particular letters, invoices, advertisements and various publications, issued by a company referred to in Article R. 4381-21 must indicate :1° Its co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assistant pharmacists.

Article R5125-34

…to in article L. 5125-20 are persons who, fulfilling the conditions for practising pharmacy in France, carry out their activity: 1° In a pharmacy, with the pharmacist(s) or the manager of the pharmac…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other provisions applicable to sportspeople

Article L223-2

Arbitrators and judges are considered to be entrusted with a public service mission within the meaning of articles 221-4, 222-3, 222-8, 222-10, 222-12, 222-13 and 433-3 of the French Penal Code, and a…

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