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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-18

In all the cases provided for in this section, the court may order, as an additional penalty, the display or dissemination of all or part of the decision, or of a press release informing the public of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial guarantee and default by the temporary employment agency.

Article L1251-49

The temporary employment contractor must at all times provide evidence of a financial guarantee ensuring payment in the event of default by the contractor:1° Wages and related benefits ;2° Compensatio…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audit of operating accounts

Article L213-35

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may audit the operating account or have it audited by an independent expert. The purpose of this audit is to check the regularity and accuracy of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article R112-7

The Board of Directors meets at least twice a year, convened by the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, who sets the agenda.It is also convened by the Chairman at the reque…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Supporting documents and other evidence of the absence of grounds for exclusion

Article R2143-9

In order to prove that he is not in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in article L. 2141-3, the candidate shall produce his unique identification number enabling the purchaser to access the rele…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-2-1

Any local authority or public establishment for inter-communal cooperation may ask the National Institute of Industrial Property to be alerted in the event of the filing of an application to register…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Hire purchase and hire with a promise to sell

Article L313-60

In the event of default by the lessee in the performance of a contract governed by this section, the lessor shall be entitled to demand, in addition to the payment of rents due and unpaid, compensatio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: House arrest where removal is deferred

Article L731-5

The administrative authority may, as a probationary and exceptional measure, place under house arrest a foreign national who is the subject of an expulsion decision issued pursuant to article L. 631-2…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Escorting foreign nationals in transit through a French airport

Article L722-12

In the event of a foreign national's transit through a French airport with a view to being transported to the country of destination in execution of a removal order issued by a Member State of the Eur…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Compensation for ecological damage

Article 1249

Compensation for environmental damage is primarily in kind. In the event that it is de jure or de facto impossible or that reparation measures are insufficient, the judge shall order the person respon…

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