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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Working hours.

Article L6222-24

The time devoted by the apprentice to the training provided in the apprentice training centres is included in the working hours, except in the case of modules complementary to the training cycle, free…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L2412-1

…syndicate committee may, on its own initiative or at the request of half of the section's electors formulated under the conditions laid down by a decree in the Conseil d'Etat, ask the mayor to report…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article 219

The president of the investigating division, and in courts where there are several investigating divisions, one of the presidents specially appointed by the general assembly, exercises the specific po…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-20-1

I. - When the municipal council is renewed, the allowances of its members, with the exception of the mayor's allowance, are set by deliberation. This decision must be taken within three months of the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title VIII bis: Property development contracts

Article 1831-2

…empowers the developer to enter into contracts, receive work, settle contracts and generally to perform, up to the overall agreed price, on behalf of the project owner, all acts required for the comp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration.

Article R512-37

Should the conciliation procedure defined in the general regulations provided for in Article R. 512-39 fail , any dispute shall be referred to a special commission made up of two representatives of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Customer compensation.

Article L7313-13

In the event of termination of an open-ended employment contract by the employer, in the absence of serious misconduct, the traveller, sales representative or sales representative is entitled to compe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-12

Where, pursuant to articles L. 811-2 or L. 812-2, the court appoints a natural person to perform the duties of judicial administrator or judicial representative who is not registered on one of the lis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Acknowledgement of deposit of hired objects.

Article D514-11

…event of loss of the acknowledgement of deposit of a pledged item, the borrower must immediately inform the institution. The institution shall record this loss in the deed referred to in II of articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and mission

Article D561-34-1

I.-The transmission of information pursuant to the provisions of I of Article L. 561-28 and Articles L. 561-29-1 and L. 561-31 shall be signed by the Director, his deputy or department staff specially…

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