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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-5

…ed by a temporary employment undertaking with an employee, the words: "contrat de mission" are replaced by the words: "lettre de mission".

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Special provisions applicable to privatisation operations

Article 248 F

…ansactions provided for in 1° of Article 5 of Law no. 86-793 of 2 July 1986 and Title IV of the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communication dans sa rédaction applicable…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Credit transactions

Article R351-3

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:A…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D3371-2

…adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in New Caledonia to concession contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments, subject to the powers devolve…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article L743-4

…wording resulting from L. 213-1 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 213-2 Order no. 2017-1674 of 8 December 2017 L. 213-3 with the exception of points 5 and 13 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article L742-4

…wording resulting from L. 213-1 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 213-2 Order no. 2017-1674 of 8 December 2017 L. 213-3 with the exception of points 5 and 13 Order no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-12

…ime Fishing Code and practising on-farm mixing within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2019/4 of 11 December 2018 or the associations representing them.II.For the professionals mentioned in Article L. 5…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-14-16

…be set up at the High Council by a decision of its Chairman with the approval of the accounting officer under the conditions laid down in the decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 on the revenue and imp…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-1

…decision, approved the agreement or endorsed the future protection mandate:1° Applications for the certification of French enforceable titles with a view to their recognition and enforcement abroad p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to French Polynesia

Article D763-1

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable…

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