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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Substitute team

Article R3132-12

If a company or establishment agreement provides for stand-in shifts, authorisation to exceed the maximum daily working time of ten hours is requested from the labour inspector.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Substitute team

Article R3132-10

In the absence of an extended collective labour agreement or company or establishment agreement, the use of stand-in teams may be authorised by the Labour Inspector if it is aimed at making better use…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Substitute team

Article R3132-11

The daily working time of employees assigned to stand-in shifts may be up to twelve hours when the period during which such shifts are used does not exceed forty-eight consecutive hours. When this per…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON, NEW CALEDONIA, FRENCH POLYNESIA AND THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L781-2

For the application of this Title in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° A financial institution is defined in accordance with Article L. 72…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 2

ANNEX 2 MENTIONED IN ARTICLE R. 142-2 PERSONAL DATA COMMUNICATED AUTOMATICALLY THROUGH THE GLOBAL VISAS NETWORK 2 (RMV2) AUTOMATED PROCESSING, REGISTERED IN THE VISABIO AUTOMATED PROCESSING PROVIDED F…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Investor information

Article L214-23

I. - The SICAV and the management company, for each of the UCITS it manages, publish :1° A prospectus containing, in particular, the SICAV's articles of association or the fund rules ;2° An annual rep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article L6214-2

For medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister for Defence, the provisions of Articles L. 6211-10, L. 6211-19 and L. 6212-3 are applicable only to laboratories on the list provid…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-206

I.-The subscription by the company of its own shares, either directly or by a person acting in his own name but on behalf of the company, is prohibited. The founders or, in the case of an increase in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Handling of employers' claims and payment of beneficiaries

Article R6332-26

I.-Skills operators ensure that the training actions mentioned in article L. 6313-1 are carried out as part of a control of services rendered. II - The control referred to in I is carried out with reg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1235-2

Organs removed during surgery, carried out in the interests of the person operated on, may be used for therapeutic or scientific purposes, unless that person objects after being informed of the purpos…

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