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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-59

In the absence of an agreement referred to in Article L. 3142-58, the following provisions apply:1° The maximum total number of days that may be taken as leave is six working days per year ;2° The lea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-54

Any employee under the age of twenty-five wishing to participate in the activities of youth and popular education organisations and sports federations and associations approved by the administrative a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-56

…° The conditions under which leave is granted to employees of public services and public companies; 4° The conditions under which leave is granted to employees benefiting from a paid leave scheme that…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-55

The duration of the leave cannot be deducted from the annual paid leave and is treated as a period of actual work for the purposes of determining paid leave entitlements and all other rights resulting…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Temporary residence permit bearing the words "ICT trainee" or "ICT mobile trainee".

Article R421-53

For the application of the first two paragraphs of article L. 421-31, the establishment or company employing the foreign national who is carrying out an assignment in France shall first notify the for…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Temporary residence permit bearing the words "ICT trainee" or "ICT mobile trainee".

Article R421-54

…or a temporary residence permit bearing the wording "mobile ICT trainee" provided for in article L. 421-31 is notified to the applicant in writing as soon as possible and no later than ninety days fro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
2. Steering Committee

Article R1142-50

…f its members, hear any person or authority with competence in the fields mentioned in article R. 1142-51 and likely to enable it to clarify its guidelines.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
2. Steering Committee

Article R1142-51

…and by sodium valproate or one of its derivatives as defined in the third paragraph of Article L. 1142-22 and the guidelines of its policy relating to compensation for losses resulting from contaminat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article L311-56

…t out in Article L. 631-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code; 3° L'Autorité des marchés financiers; 4° Le fonds de garantie des assurances obligatoires de dommages, le fonds de garantie des assurés co…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L131-5

…is proportional to the number of members in each category, where that category represents at least 10% of the members of the General Assembly;2° The number of representatives of the organisations men…

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