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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2351-2

When a European Company mentioned in Article L. 2351-1 is a Community-scale undertaking or a Community-scale group of undertakings within the meaning of Article L. 2341-2, the provisions of Title IV r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Powers

Article L5842-28

I. - Articles L. 5216-5 with the exception of II bis, V and VII, and articles L. 5216-6 to L. 5216-7-1 shall apply in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II. - For the appl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-18

The employee may not engage in any other professional activity during the period of leave. However, they may be employed by the person receiving assistance under the conditions set out in the second p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations and financial solidarity of principals and project owners.

Article L8222-2

Any person who disregards the provisions of article L. 8222-1, as well as any person convicted of having used, directly or through an intermediary, the services of a person who performs undeclared wor…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L381-2

I. - A single supplementary occupational pension fund may cover several contracts relating to supplementary occupational pension commitments and may, by way of derogation from the provisions of the Fr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing of paid work placements by the State or the region.

Article L6341-2

…h the State and the regions contribute to the financing of the trainee's remuneration, when he is following a training course approved under the conditions laid down in article L. 6341-4, are :1° Trai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-20

When a doctor, dental surgeon or midwife has been convicted by a criminal court, the disciplinary chamber may, if appropriate, impose one of the penalties provided for in article L. 4441-10 on him, un…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-26

A fine of 3,750 euros shall be imposed for providing funds, directly or indirectly, to a child referred to in article L. 7124-12, or to his or her legal representatives: 1° Without having requested or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-27

I.-Prior to the conclusion of a contract, providers of publicly available electronic communications services shall communicate to consumers, insofar as it concerns a service they provide: 1° The infor…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L324-2

When the merger operations referred to in Article L. 236-1 of the Commercial Code or the demerger operations referred to in Article L. 236-18 of the same Code involve transfers of the portfolio of con…

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