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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Provisions applicable to refugees, stateless persons and beneficiaries of territorial asylum or subsidiary protection and to French nationals who have returned to French territory at the request of the French authorities

Article R4221-14-6

…a temporary work permit in application of the provisions of the fifth paragraph of article L. 4221-12, persons who are refugees, stateless persons or beneficiaries of territorial asylum or subsidiary…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-3

…eed;4° Where appropriate, its participation in the emergency care networks mentioned in article R. 6123-26; 5° The organisation enabling it to care for patients referred to it by emergency medicine st…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to decisions taken by professional leagues

Article R132-18

Pursuant to II of article 21 of the law of 12 April 2000 and by way of exception to the application of the two-month period provided for in the first paragraph of I of this article, the period on expi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Temporary installations

Article R312-18

The mayor must refer the matter to the departmental safety and accessibility advisory committee at least fifteen days before the date scheduled for the event for which the temporary installation is be…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-6

…eparate application. The latter shall be processed in accordance with paragraphs 4 to 11 of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 as specified in Article L. 547-1.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principle of advance payment

Article R2391-1

…ntractor is a small or medium-sized enterprise or a craftsman within the meaning of Article R. 2351-12, an advance is paid when the initial amount of the contract or tranche exceeds 50,000 euros exclu…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The European Small Claims Procedure.

Article 1382

…he Council of 11 July 2007 establishing a European Small Claims Procedure. Where Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Reporting professional misconduct to the competent supervisory authorities and protection of whistleblowers

Article L634-3

III of Article 8 and Articles 10-1 and 12 to 13-1 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of economic life are applicable to any natural…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Association employment vouchers and company service vouchers

Article D1272-4

…at the time of recruitment, an employment contract has been signed in accordance with articles L. 1221-1 to L. 1221-5 and articles L. 1242-12 to L. 1242-13, in the case of a fixed-term employment co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-4

Failure to grant the compensation provided for in articles L. 3121-9, L. 3121-11 and L. 3121-12 inthe event of on-call duty is punishable by a fourth-class fine. Failure to give each employee concerne…

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