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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Salary.

Article L6222-27

Subject to more favourable contractual or collective bargaining provisions, an apprentice may not be paid less than an amount determined as a percentage of the minimum growth wage and varying accordin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Salary.

Article L6222-29

A decree shall determine the amount of the salary provided for in Article L. 6222-27 and the conditions under which benefits in kind may be deducted from the salary.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Salary.

Article L6222-28

Overtime is paid in the same way as any other employee of the company.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L2423-2

I. - Title II of Book II of this Part is applicable to Wallis and Futuna, subject to the following adaptation:In Article L. 2222-2 applicable in its wording resulting from Law No. 2016-41 of 26 Januar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-2

Concluding a fixed-term employment contract for a purpose other than that provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 1242-2 or outside the cases provided for in that same article and in article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Personal recovery procedure with compulsory liquidation

Article L742-24

Exceptionally, if the judge considers that compulsory liquidation can be avoided, the judge shall draw up, where appropriate on a proposal from the trustee, a plan comprising the measures referred to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: DEPARTMENT OF PARIS

Article L3413-2

The provisions of article L. 2334-7-2 are not applicable to Paris. The Paris Council sets the financial conditions for the abolition of the municipality's contribution to the department's social and h…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L232-26

I.-The possession, without a duly justified medical reason, of one or more prohibited substances or methods set by order of the Minister for Sport is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope and implementation.

Article L2341-2

For the purposes of this Title, a Community-scale group of undertakings means a group, within the meaning of Article L. 2331-1, which satisfies the conditions relating to the number of employees and t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Responsibilities

Article L2122-27

The mayor is responsible, under the authority of the representative of the State in the department: 1° For the publication and enforcement of laws and regulations; 2° For the enforcement of general sa…

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