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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-15

In the absence of an agreement referred to in Article L. 3142-14, the following provisions apply: 1° The maximum duration of the leave is three months, renewable once ; 2° The terms and conditions for…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L594-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter X: Trade union representatives

Article L243-10-1

Breaking the employment contract of an employee included on the list drawn up by the administrative authority referred to in Article L. 1453-4, in disregard of the provisions relating to the administr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Book VIII: CONTROLS AND PENALTIES

Article L820-1

In accordance with article L. 270-1, the provisions of articles L. 821-3 to L. 821-5, L. 822-1 to L. 822-6, L. 823-1 to L. 823-10, L. 823-11 to L. 823-17, L. 824-1 to L. 824-9 and L. 824-11 are applic…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Specific cases of house arrest and administrative detention

Article L752-1

The administrative authority may place under house arrest, for the purposes of rapid processing and effective monitoring of their asylum application, foreign nationals whose right to remain has ended…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Financial provisions

Article L2563-1

Book III of this part is applicable to the communes of the overseas departments with the exception of the eighth paragraph (7°) of article L. 2331-2, the tenth paragraph (9°) of article L. 2331-8 and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-16

I. - The following are required to contribute, either directly or through an intermediary, to the financing of the investments necessary for the initial installation of digital projection equipment in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-12-1

The territorial health professional community referred to in article L. 1434-12 is set up in the form of an association governed by the law of 1st July 1901 or, if its registered office is located in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-15-1

A national of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area authorised to exercise the activity of sports agent in one of these States may ent…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-19-1

When the competent delegating federation finds that a lawyer, acting as agent for one of the parties involved in the conclusion of one of the contracts mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 2…

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