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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-31

Without prejudice to the penalties that may be applied by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in the same way as for breaches of banking regulations, any failure to comply with the ob…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special rules relating to real estate investment funds

Article L214-80

The companies referred to in 2° of I of article L. 214-36 in which the real estate investment trust holds a direct or indirect interest are covered by article 8 of the General Tax Code, are not liable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L1146-3

At the adjournment hearing and in the light of the measures defined and, where applicable, carried out by the employer, the court will consider whether there are grounds for dispensing with the senten…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Meetings of staff representatives.

Article L1233-32

In addition to the information provided for in article L. 1233-31, in undertakings with fewer than fifty employees, the employer sends the staff representatives the measures it plans to implement to a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Parental presence leave.

Article L1225-64

At the end of the parental presence leave, the employee returns to his previous job or a similar job with at least equivalent remuneration.In the event of the death of the child or a significant reduc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: The "portage salarial" company

Article L1254-29

In order to calculate the workforce of a freelance administration company, the following are taken into account: 1° The company's permanent employees, determined in accordance with Article L. 1111-2;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expiry of the contract term.

Article L1251-31

When the assignment contract is concluded to replace an employee who is temporarily absent or whose employment contract has been suspended, or for a replacement carried out under 4° and 5° of Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1261-2

The obligations and prohibitions that apply to French companies when they use service providers, in particular those relating to illegal employment mentioned in Article L. 8211-1, apply under the same…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1311-2

The establishment of internal regulations is compulsory in undertakings or establishments employing at least fifty employees. The obligation provided for in the first paragraph applies at the end of a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Formation and performance of the employment contract.

Article L1531-3

Article L. 1226-1 applies to employees of a company or establishment located in mainland France or in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin or Sain…

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