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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate.

Article L3123-1-1

Subject to the compatibility of his or her workstation, the departmental councillor is deemed to fall within the category of persons who have, where applicable, the most favourable access to teleworki…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate.

Article L4135-1-1

Subject to the compatibility of their workstation, regional councillors are deemed to fall within the category of persons who have, where applicable, the most favourable access to teleworking in the e…

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

Article L2643-1

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book III to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° In Article L. 2313-2, the words: "or a public body of the European Union" are deleted; 2° In Article L. 23…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2422-1

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, Title I of Book II is applicable to Wallis and Futuna, with the exception of the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 2212-3, and the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2326-1

The following offences are punishable by three months' imprisonment and a fine of 3,750 euros: 1° Opening or running without authorisation one of the establishments mentioned in article L. 2321-1 or m…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Opening and layout

Article L331-1

The rules relating to the opening and development of camping and caravanning sites are set out in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Credit and investment institutions

Article L516-1

…ons whose purpose is to provide, within the framework of an authorisation provided for in I of article L. 532-1, investment services mentioned in article L. 321-1, including at least one of those ment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Access to continuing vocational training.

Article L6312-1

Employees have access to vocational training: 1° On the employer's initiative, where applicable, as part of a skills development plan ; 2° At the employee's initiative, in particular by mobilising the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Formal notices from the Departmental Director of Labour, Employment and Vocational Training.

Article L4721-1

The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment, on the report of the Labour Inspection officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 noting a dangerous situation, may g…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Candidate Section

Article L1441-15

The Management Section of the Employers' College includes employers and similar persons, including managers who have a particular delegation of authority, as defined in article L. 1441-12, who only em…

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