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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Decision to award employability assistance.

Article L5134-21-1

The decision to award a new subsidised employment contract as referred to in article L. 5134-19-1 is subject to a prior assessment of the support measures and measures aimed at the long-term integrati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duration of the contract.

Article L6222-7-1

The duration of the apprenticeship contract, when it is concluded for a limited period, or of the apprenticeship period, when the apprenticeship contract is concluded for an indefinite period, varies…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Self-employed practitioners

Article L6154-5-1

A regional commission on private practice is placed under the authority of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency.The commission periodically draws up a regional report on the self-employe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Paternity and childcare leave.

Article L1225-35-1

It is forbidden to employ the employee during the leave referred to in 3° of article L. 3142-1 and during the four-day paternity and childcare leave period referred to in the third paragraph of articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Usury rates

Article L313-5-1

For account overdrafts, a usurious loan to a natural person acting for business purposes or to a legal person engaged in an industrial, commercial, craft, agricultural or non-commercial professional a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Administrative tax commissions and tax abuse committee

Article 1651 L bis

A National Commission for Aeronautical Taxes is hereby set up with jurisdiction to examine the disputes referred to in Article L. 59 C bis of the Book of Tax Procedures. This commission is chaired by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Breach of contract.

Article L6222-18-2

If the apprenticeship contract is terminated in application of article L. 6222-18, the training centre in which the apprentice is registered takes the necessary steps to enable him to follow his theor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Hospital practitioners.

Article L6152-5-1

I.-When there is a risk that they will enter into direct competition with the public health establishment in which they were mainly practising, the practitioners mentioned in article L. 6151-1, in 1°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5211-11-2

I. - After each general renewal of the municipal councils or an operation provided for in articles L. 5211-5-1 A or L. 5211-41-3, the president of the public establishment for intercommunal cooperatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-2-1

Persons fulfilling the conditions defined in 1° and 2° of article L. 4131-2 may be authorised to practise medicine as an assistant to a doctor: 1° In areas characterised by insufficient healthcare pro…

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