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French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Professional equality plan.

Article L1143-3

The professional equality plan applies, unless the administrative authority objects, under conditions determined by regulation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L1221-3

…ntract shall include an explanation of the foreign term in French.Where the employee is a foreigner and the contract is in writing, a translation of the contract is drawn up, at the employee's request…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exclusive right of exploitation

Article L613-3

In the absence of the consent of the owner of the patent, the following are prohibited:a) The manufacture, offering, placing on the market, use, import, export, transhipment, or possession for the afo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Participation of residents in local life

Article L2143-3

…psychological, associations or bodies representing the elderly, representatives of economic players and representatives of other users of the town.This committee draws up a report on the state of acce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Other policies

Article L2213-30

…mayor, the representative of the State in the department may, on the advice of the hygiene council and after a commodo et incommodo investigation carried out under the conditions provided for by the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Other policies

Article L2213-32

The mayor is responsible for external fire defence.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Other policies

Article L2213-33

The mayor, or the Paris police prefect in his area of jurisdiction, may issue parking permits on the public highway to taxi operators, under the conditions provided for in article L. 3121-5 of the tra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Other policies

Article L2213-34

Decisions by the town council or orders by the mayor to transfer or close down sites traditionally open to circuses or funfairs are taken after consultation with the professionals concerned, in accord…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Other policies

Article L2213-31

…e representative of the State in the department, after obtaining the opinion of the hygiene council and the hydraulic service, may prescribe that the work recognised as necessary be carried out automa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Agreements.

Article L5132-3

…aid for the integration companies, temporary work integration companies, intermediary associations and integration workshops and sites mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 5132-2. The eligi…

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