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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Succession of contracts.

Article L1251-37-1

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement or industry-level agreement concluded pursuant toArticle L. 1251-37, the waiting period is not applicable: 1° When the assignment contract is concluded…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Succession of contracts.

Article L1251-36-1

In the absence of a stipulation in the branch agreement or agreement concluded pursuant toArticle L. 1251-36, this waiting period is equal to: 1° One third of the duration of the assignment contract t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-3-1

Every year, the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail draws up a report on its activities, which is sent to Parliament:1° As part of its tasks rela…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-3

The collective agreement referred to inarticle L. 1237-19 is sent to the administrative authority for validation. The administrative authority validates the collective agreement once it has verified:…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of protection

Article L342-3-1

Effective technical measures within the meaning of Article L. 331-5 which are capable of preventing or limiting the uses of a database that the producer has not authorised pursuant to Article L. 342-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-3

In the event of failure to comply with the rules laid down in application of 9° of article L. 5141-16 relating to advertising, the Agency may:1° Order the suspension or prohibition of advertising ;2°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-18-3

When a commune ceases to be eligible for the allocation, it receives, as a non-renewable guarantee, an allocation equal to half of that which it received the previous year. When a commune ceases to be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use.

Article L5138-3-1

For the manufacture of medicinal products for veterinary use, the pharmaceutical establishments mentioned in article L. 5142-1, veterinarians, dispensing pharmacies and persons authorised to prepare s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-3

The guarantee due in application of article L. 3253-18-1 relates to the unpaid debts mentioned in article L. 3253-8. However, the periods provided for in 2° and 3° of article L. 3253-8 are extended to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-10-3

At the end of the public enquiry, the regional development plan, possibly amended to take account of the opinions expressed and the results of the enquiry, is adopted by the deliberative assembly of t…

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