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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to Martinique

Article R591-12

The adaptations to Articles R. 531-2, R. 531-4, R. 531-5, R. 531-6, R. 531-7, R. 531-11 and R. 531-17, provided for in 1° to 7° of Article R. 591-11, apply to asylum applications registered in Martini…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article D1237-12

…the implementation of the agreement on the Collective Agreement Breach referred to in article L. 1237-19-7, the content of which is set by order of the Minister for Employment, is sent to the competen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article L946-12

…ion on the court to take account of the provisions contained in 1°, 2°, 3° and 4° of Article L. 331-7 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code means the following requirements:"Observe the order of prio…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment terms

Article R2392-12

…contract holder's agreement, in full or in part, to the payment requested. In the absence of notification of an agreement or refusal by the holder within the period mentioned in article R. 2193-12, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article D4311-15-2

…for good practice drawn up or validated by the Haute Autorité de Santé. They detail the activities carried out by the nurses involved in their implementation. They lay down the eligibility and withdr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-12

…ncluded for an indefinite period.It shall include in particular:1° The name and professional qualification of the person replaced when it is concluded under 1°, 4° and 5° of article L. 1242-2 ; 2° The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Employee advisor.

Article L1232-12

…se authorisations are granted up to a maximum of two weeks per three-year period following the publication of the list of employee advisors on which the employee advisor is registered.The provisions o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article L5211-12

The maximum allowances voted by the council or committee of a syndicat de communes, communauté de communes, communauté urbaine, communauté d'agglomération and métropole for the actual performance of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-12-1

The offer of compensation made to the victim pursuant to Article 706-5-1 sets out the assessment made by the guarantee fund for each head of loss and the amount of compensation due to the victim, taki…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article L621-15-2

Where an institution mentioned in Article L. 370-1 of the Insurance Code and offering the operations mentioned in Articles L. 3334-1 to L. 3334-9 and L. 3334-11 to L. 3334-16 of the Labour Code has br…

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