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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-7

…res defined in articles L. 3253-18-1 and L. 3253-18-2. The judgments referred to in article L. 3253-12 include any equivalent decision taken by the competent foreign authority. The institutions mentio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bodies

Article R4021-8

…21-14. He appoints the Chairman and members of the Ethics Committee provided for in article R. 4021-12.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Medical biology

Article L6433-1

…023-379 of 19 May 2023 on improving access to care by trusting healthcare professionals and Law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R910-1

The following provisions shall not apply in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:1° Articles R. 123-209 to R. 123-219, D. 145-12 to D. 145-19, D. 146-1 and D. 146-2;2° Articles R. 229-1 to R. 229-26 and R. 252-1…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the acts of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and its Chairman

Article A112-35

…Articles R. 212-28,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Prevention of health risk factors

Article L1528-1

…es L. 1171-2 and L. 1172-1 shall apply to Wallis and Futuna in their wording resulting from Act No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016, subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R356-54

…weeks after the end of the undertaking's financial year, for financial years ending between 30 June 2016 and 1 January 2017 ;b) No later than 24 weeks after the end of the company's financial year, fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3

…alary) 0 Not applicable 1 1 1 2 2 3 3,5 3 3 4 4 3 5 5 3 6 6 3 7 7 3 8 8 3 8 9 3 9 10 3 10 11 3 10,5 12 3 11 13 3 11,5 14 3 12 15 3 13 16 3 13,5 17 3 14 18 3 14,5 19 3 15 20 3 15,5 21 3 16 22 3 16,5 23…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter V: National platform to combat the manipulation of sporting events

Article L335-3

…rts betting operators holding the authorisation provided for in ̀ article 21 of law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening a ̀ la concurrence et a ̀ la régulation du secteur des jeux d'ar…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L835-1

…ated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wording resulting fromIn Title IL. 810-1 to L. 812-2L. 813-1 to L. 813-4L. 813-5La loi n° 2023-22 du 24 janvier 2023 d'orientation et de programmati…

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