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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations and financial solidarity of principals and project owners.

Article L8222-3

The sums payable pursuant to article L. 8222-2 are determined in due proportion to the value of the work carried out, the services provided, the goods sold and the remuneration in force in the profess…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Emphyteutic administrative lease

Article L1311-3

Leases entered into pursuant to article L. 1311-2 satisfy the following specific conditions: 1° The rights resulting from the lease may only be transferred, with the approval of the local authority, t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article L134-3

The commercial agent may accept the representation of new principals without authorisation. However, he may not accept the representation of a business competing with that of one of his principals wit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1621-3

A fund is created to finance the individual right to training of local elected representatives, provided for in Articles L. 2123-12-1, L. 3123-10-1, L. 4135-10-1, L. 7125-12-1 and L. 7227-12-1 of this…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Insurance contracts denominated in foreign currency.

Article L160-3

Natural persons resident in the French Republic and legal entities, for activities relating to their establishment in France, may take out insurance and capitalisation contracts denominated in foreign…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article L522-3

The limitation period for the administration's action to sanction a breach punishable by an administrative fine not exceeding €3,000 for a natural person or €15,000 for a legal person is one completed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Aid for redeployment and professional retraining.

Article L5123-3

The administrative authority may grant individual redeployment assistance to certain categories of unemployed workers returning to work part-time.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-31

Directors elected by employees or appointed pursuant to Article L. 225-27-1 shall not lose the benefit of their employment contract. Their remuneration as employees may not be reduced as a result of e…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Formation of the credit agreement and the main agreement

Article L341-38

A failure by the lender or lessor to comply with one of the obligations set out in article L. 313-55 for a hire-purchase and sale contract with a promise to sell, is punishable by a fine of 150,000 eu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3152-3

For acquired rights, converted into monetary units, which exceed the highest of the amounts set by decree in application of article L. 3253-17, the collective agreement establishes an insurance or gua…

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