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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Qualified employees

Article L421-11

A foreign national who is employed in a highly qualified job for a period of one year or more, and who can provide proof of a diploma attesting to at least three years of higher education or at least…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-16-1

Unitary effect may be conferred on a European patent under the conditions laid down in the first paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of 17 December 2012. The European patent with un…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-15-1

Health professionals, establishments, persons or organisations appearing on a list established by decree in the Conseil d'Etat are required to declare any effects likely to be attributed to the use of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L2211-1

The provisions of this book shall apply to private-law employers and their employees. They also apply to 1° Public industrial and commercial establishments ; 2° Public administrative establishments wh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-1-1

The State notifies the European Commission of the aid projects or aid schemes that the territorial authorities and their groupings wish to implement, subject to their compatibility with the State's de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Development of marine resources.

Article L4433-15-1

In the regions of Guadeloupe and La Réunion, the territorial collectivities of French Guiana and Martinique, and the Department of Mayotte, the powers for the management and conservation of the sea's…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Economats.

Article L3254-1

All employers are prohibited from 1° To annex to his establishment a commissary intended for the direct or indirect sale to employees and their families of foodstuffs or goods of any kind whatsoever ;…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the contracting authority

Article L2422-1

…owner may, under the conditions set out in this chapter, use the services of third parties in the following ways:1° Assistance to the project owner;2° Project management;3° Project management mandate;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS FOR INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-1-1

…y of the distribution of the competences of the existing groupings and their exercise, a departmental inter-municipal cooperation scheme is drawn up, providing for full coverage of the territory by pu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Provisions relating to the adoption and implementation of a measure to reduce and convert own funds instruments

Article L613-48-1

I. - The resolution board shall take the measures referred to in I of Article L. 613-48 when it considers that one or more of the following conditions are met: 1° It has been established, prior to the…

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