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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Citizen Commitment Account

Article L5151-12

Employers may grant paid leave for voluntary work. These days of leave can be credited to the Citizen Commitment Account.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Assistance with drawing up a forward-looking jobs and skills management plan

Article D5121-12

These agreements may provide for: 1° Information, communication and promotion initiatives; 2° Capitalisation, evaluation and dissemination of best practices.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-12

…mplemented before an application by the right holder has been lodged or accepted, customs officials may, by way of derogation from Article 59 bis of the Customs Code, inform the right holder of the im…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article L3142-128

In companies with fewer than three hundred employees, the employer may defer the employee's leave or the start of the period of part-time work if exercising this right would result in the number of ho…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguard of justice.

Article 1252-1

…he property does not justify the affixing of seals, the public prosecutor or the guardianship judge may request any bailiff, the police commissioner, the commander of the gendarmerie brigade or the ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6461-12

The Territorial Council may submit to the Minister responsible for Overseas Territories, through the intermediary of the State representative, proposals for the amendment of legislative or regulatory…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L2223-12

Any private individual may, without authorisation, have a sepulchral stone or other marker placed on the grave of a relative or friend..

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Contracts for the commissioning of one or more artistic works to be created

Article R2172-12

The artistic committee invites the selected artists to submit their projects. It may interview them. It proposes one or more of the projects to the buyer.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to minors and adults

Article 1234-7

Unless the judge considers it contrary to their interests, the minor or protected adult may attend the council meeting, but only in an advisory capacity.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Proceedings before the guardianship judge.

Article 1289-2

General powers of attorney granted by the guardianship judge pursuant to Article 219 of the Civil Code may be terminated in the same manner.

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