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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment of training costs

Article L6323-23

The educational costs and the costs associated with the validation of skills and knowledge relating to the training of jobseekers who use their personal account are paid for by the body mentioned in a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: State services made available

Article LO6245-2

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: State services made available

Article LO6345-2

Agreements between the State and the local authority of Saint-Martin set out the terms and conditions under which State employees and services are made available, as required, to the local authority o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Trade union rights and representativeness criteria

Article L6156-2

The trade unions of doctors, odontologists and pharmacists in the public health establishments mentioned in Chapters I and II of this Title, which obtained at least 10% of the votes cast in their resp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5521-2

For the application of articles L. 5132-11-1 and L. 5132-15-1 in Mayotte, the words: "article L. 351-2 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "article 7 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 Ma…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-2

I. - No person may, directly or indirectly, administer or manage a company subject to State control by virtue of article L. 310-1 or article L. 310-1-1, a société de groupe d'assurance defined in arti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Breaches of the rules concerning the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4755-2

Article L. 4751-2 does not apply to this chapter.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Discipline

Article L321-23-2

I.-Any breach of the laws, regulations or professional obligations applicable to the persons mentioned in I and II of article L. 321-4 and to persons authorised to manage sales pursuant to the first p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to certain categories of workers.

Article L5523-2

The work permit granted to the foreign national is limited to the département or local authority in which it was issued in the case of: 1° A temporary residence permit bearing the wording "private and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-20

The specialised committee referred to in Article L. 823-19 :1° Credit institutions and finance companies whose securities are not admitted to trading on a regulated market and which have issued, conti…

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