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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Meetings of staff representatives.

Article L1233-30

I.-In undertakings or establishments usually employing at least fifty employees, the employer shall convene and consult the social and economic committee on :1° The planned operation and its terms and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable after the registration of the European Cooperative Society

Article L2364-3

Articles L. 2354-3 and L. 2354-4 relating to the rules applicable after registration of the European Company apply to European Cooperative Societies.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article L321-3

The act of offering, acting as the owner's agent, an item of property by remote public auction by electronic means in order to auction it to the highest bidder constitutes a sale by auction by electro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-3

For the application to Saint-Barthélemy of the legal acts of the European Union mentioned in article L. 712-1: 1° References to the European Union and the Member States are replaced by references to F…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Legitimate possession and lawful obtaining of a business secret

Article L151-3

The following are methods of lawfully obtaining a trade secret: 1° An independent discovery or creation; 2° The observation, study, dismantling or testing of a product or object that has been made ava…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article L431-3

Holding a provisional document issued in connection with an application for a residence permit, an asylum application certificate or a provisional residence permit authorises the foreign national's pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions and prohibitions on the use of freelance administration services

Article L1254-3

The client company may only use a temporary employee to carry out an occasional task that is not part of its normal, permanent activity, or for a one-off service that requires expertise that it does n…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of performance of the partnership contract

Article L2213-3

Where the purchaser entrusts all or part of the design of the works to the contractor, the contract performance conditions must include the obligation to identify a project management team responsible…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: CONTROL OF DETENTION BY THE JUDICIAL AUTHORITY

Article L743-3

The provisions of this section shall apply to the judgment of petitions lodged by the foreign national for the purpose of contesting the decision to place him in detention pursuant to article L. 741-1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Contributions payable in respect of the employment of apprentices.

Article L6243-3

The State will pay the social security contributions of apprentices who are eligible for the exemptions provided for in articles L. 6227-8-1 and L. 6243-2. The fund mentioned inarticle L. 135-1 of the…

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