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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Status of employees.

Article D5424-17

…ut taking into account the compensation to which they gave rise under Articles L. 5424-6 to L. 5424-19.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R152-2

…upe ; 5° References to the external borders of the States party to the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 are deleted; 6° References to Regulation (EC) No 390-2009 of the European Parliament an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Informing users and expressing their wishes

Article R1521-2

…Wallis and Futuna Islands and the French Southern Territories in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-137 of 26 February 2018. Articles R. 1111-17 to R. 1111-20 are applicable in the territory…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Transport and infrastructure management

Article L4424-20

…er into agreements with the companies designated to operate the routes mentioned in article L. 4424-19 public service delegation agreements which define the tariffs, the conditions of performance and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2223-42

Agents who perform one of the funeral services listed in Article L. 2223-19 must provide proof of sixteen hours' professional training. This training covers funeral legislation and regulations, health…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article D351-7

…ing the same effect: a) The references to the Labour Code; b) The references to the agreement of 10 June 2011 on vocational training, concluded within the framework of the national collective agreemen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1464 M

…dium-sized enterprise within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-27

…in accordance with the model contractual summary annexed to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2243 of 17 December 2019. Suppliers shall complete this template with the information mentioned…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-16

…exclusive rights to organise and operate sports betting games provided for inArticle 137 of Law No 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 relating to the growth and transformation of businesses or when these servic…

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