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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-3

The contract referred to in Article L. 1251-58-1 between the temporary work agency and the employee provides for the payment of a guaranteed minimum monthly remuneration at least equal to the amount o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expiry of the contract term.

Article L1251-33-1

When, at the end of an assignment, the user company offers the employee a permanent contract for the same or a similar job, without changing the place of work, it will notify the employee of this offe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L450-3-1

When investigating or ascertaining an infringement or failure to comply with this book, the officers mentioned in Article L. 450-1 are authorised to identify the person they are controlling. If the pe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-2-3

I. - When a foreign undertaking duly established in a third country has entered into a contract pursuant to 2° of I of Article L. 310-2 and is no longer in one of the situations provided for in I of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-9-3

Each inter-company occupational health and prevention service is subject to a certification procedure, carried out by an independent body, with the aim of making an assessment using benchmarks on : 1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L6211-3-1

Screening for transmissible infectious diseases by means of a rapid diagnostic test may be carried out on a minor by staff from the structures mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 6211-3. No…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Sociétés anonymes d'assurance, de capitalisation et de réassurance.

Article L322-4-3

In the annual management report provided for inArticle L. 232-1 of the Commercial Code, insurance undertakings shall indicate the amount of the profit-sharing referred to in Article L. 132-29 and how…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-3

If an appeal has been lodged on the basis of article L. 3211-12-1, the liberty and custody judge hearing the case may make the same decision in accordance with the procedure laid down in the same arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Financial contributions from municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and the département to the budget of the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-35-1

In compliance with the rules laid down in the public procurement code, the département may, on behalf of and at the request of the public establishment referred to in the first paragraph of article L.…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between hoteliers and online reservation platforms

Article L311-5-3

A fine of €30,000, which may be increased to €150,000 in the case of a legal entity, shall be imposed if the legal representative of the online reservation platform operates without a contract conclud…

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