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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Social alert rights

Article L2312-71

When the Social and Economic Committee becomes aware of facts likely to characterise an abusive use of fixed-term employment contracts, contracts concluded with a freelance administration company and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-12

Subject to the provisions relating to the contribution of business assets to a company set out in articles L. 141-21 and L. 141-22, any sale or transfer of business assets, whether or not made conditi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-5

The conciliation procedure is applicable, under the same conditions, to legal persons under private law and to natural persons exercising an independent professional activity, including a liberal prof…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Vocational diplomas and certificates of professional qualification

Article L6113-4

Certificates of professional qualification are drawn up by one or more national joint employment committees for the professional sector.When the professional qualification is created, these committees…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions for the fungibility of appropriations

Article L1434-8

I.-The resources allocated to the regional health agency to finance actions aimed at health promotion, health education and the prevention of illness, disability and loss of autonomy may not be alloca…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Book I

Article L3341-1

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book I in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:1° In article L. 3112-3, the word "other" is deleted;2° In article L. 3114-9, the words "within the meaning of C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Inspection.

Article L5146-2

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the following are authorised to investigate and record infringements of the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, of this Title and of those ado…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3844-2

I. - Chapter II, with the exception of article L. 3222-1, and Chapter III of Title II of Book II of this Part are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations set out i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Validation and controls carried out by the departmental or multidepartmental mutual benefit funds for agriculture (caisses départementales ou pluridépartementales de mutualité sociale agricole)

Article L123-49

A person who has fully complied with the validations and checks carried out pursuant to article L. 123-48 is registered in the national register of companies as a "company run by a farm worker", witho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Termination of open-ended employment contracts.

Article L1532-1

When employees and companies operate in the local authorities of the French Republic excluded from the geographical scope defined in Article L. 1511-1, the provisions of Article L. 1231-5 are applicab…

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