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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Seasonal workers

Article R5221-24

…g at least three months will, subject to compliance with the conditions set out in articles R. 5221-20 and R. 5221-21, be issued with a work permit for their first seasonal job in the form of a multi-…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L441-6-1

…36-10 to L. 436-13 are applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon in the wording resulting from the law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022 on finances for 2023.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-2

The provisions of articles L. 716-4-10, L. 716-4-11 and L. 716-8 to L. 716-13 are applicable to infringements of the rights of the proprietor of a European Union trade mark.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article L2224-15

The scope of services relating to the services provided for in articles L. 2224-13 et L. 2224-14 is set by the municipalities or their groupings as part of the waste prevention and management plans pr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to the measures imposed and their contestation

Article L733-17

The cancellation of a claim pursuant to articles L. 733-9 or L. 733-13 of this Code shall be deemed to constitute regularisation of the payment incident within the meaning of Article L. 131-73 of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article D4364-12

Orthoprosthetists, chiropodists, ocularists, epithesists and orthopaedic orthotists are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and subject to the penalties set out in articles 226-13 and 2…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-6

…furnished and equipped with a telephone, allocated to the legal entity mentioned in article R. 744-20;12° An open-air walking area;13° Luggage storage.Administrative holding centres likely to accommo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-37

…entative of the departmental services for the protection and promotion of maternal and child health;20° One representative of organisations working in the field of health promotion, prevention or educ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional hospitals

Article D6141-15

…ional de Nancy ;18° Centre hospitalier régional de Nantes ;19° Centre hospitalier régional de Nice ;20° Centre hospitalier régional de Nîmes ;21° Centre hospitalier régional d'Orléans ;22° Assistance…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-14

The investigations provided for in Article L. 823-13 may be made both to the person or entity whose accounts the statutory auditors are responsible for certifying and to the persons or entities that c…

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