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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Administrative fines.

Article L1264-1

Failure by an employer who posts one or more employees to comply with one of the obligations set out in article L. 1262-2-1, the third paragraph of II of article L. 1262-4, article L. 1262-4-4 or arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-16

The following are defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat: 1° The conditions for granting, suspending or withdrawing the advertising approval provided for in article L. 5122-8 ; 2° The procedures for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-16-1

I.-For the duration of the research referred to in 1° of article L. 1121-1, the sponsor provides free of charge the investigational medicinal products and, where applicable, the ancillary medicinal pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L8211-1

The following offences constitute illegal employment under the conditions laid down in this book: 1° Concealed work ; 2° Merchanting ; 3° Illegal loan of labour ; 4° Employment of foreign nationals no…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article L1271-15

The universal employment-service voucher is : 1° Either redeemable at the establishments, institutions and services mentioned in article L. 1271-9; 2° Or reimbursable by the authorised bodies and esta…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L381-1

Supplementary occupational pension funds are legal entities governed by private law whose purpose is to cover supplementary occupational pension commitments, as defined in article L. 143-1, commitment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L5134-112

The emploi d'avenir is concluded in the form of a contrat d'accompagnement dans l'emploi (employment support contract) governed by section 2 of this chapter or a contrat initiative-emploi (employment…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Acts of municipal authorities and litigation

Article L2573-12

I. - The provisions of Chapter I of Title III of Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Breach of contract.

Article L1237-16

This section does not apply to terminations of employment contracts resulting from : 1° Agreements resulting from the negotiations mentioned in articles L. 2242-20 and L. 2242-21 ; 2° Employment prote…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Illegal practice.

Article L4161-1

The following are practising medicine illegally1° Any person who habitually takes part, even in the presence of a doctor, in the diagnosis or treatment of diseases, congenital or acquired, real or sup…

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