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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transfer procedures

Article L1424-20

For the drawing up of the agreements provided for in articles L1424-13, L1424-14 and L1424-17, either party may request the opinion of the departmental consultative commission provided for in Article…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-24

A contract between the producer and the authors of an audiovisual work, other than the author of the musical composition with or without words, entails, unless otherwise agreed and without prejudice t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Administration and municipal services

Article L2542-29

The provisions of articles L. 2253-2 to L. 2253-6 apply to sociétés anonymes created on or after 7 December 1969 with the participation of local authorities.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L956-2

In article L. 625-2, the words: "referred to in article L. 432-7 of the Labour Code" are replaced by the words: "with regard to information of a confidential nature and given as such".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1526-2

The provisions of Articles L. 1142-1, L. 1142-3, L. 1142-5, L. 1142-6, L. 1142-7, L. 1142-8, with the exception of its first and last paragraphs, L. 1142-9 to L. 1142-12 and L. 1142-14 to L. 1143-1 ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-20

The procedures for applying this chapter are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular :1° The scientific criteria justifying, where appropriate, exemption from bioavailability stu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L3826-2

Article L. 3351-6-2 is applicable to Wallis and Futuna.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Procedure applicable if the foreign national is not placed under house arrest or in detention

Article L614-2

The provisions of this section apply when the foreign national is not under house arrest pursuant to article L. 731-1 or detention pursuant to article L. 741-1.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article L421-26

A foreign national residing outside the European Union who comes to France to carry out a temporary intra-group secondment, as provided for in 2° of article L. 1262-1 of the Labour Code, in order to o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Electorate and eligibility.

Article L2314-22

In temporary employment undertakings, all temporary employees satisfying the conditions defined in article L. 2314-20 and bound to the temporary employment undertaking by an assignment contract at the…

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