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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: INTERDEPARTEMENTAL AGREEMENT, CONVENTION AND CONFERENCE

Article L5411-2

Matters of common interest are discussed at conferences at which each departmental council is represented. Decisions taken there are not binding until they have been ratified by all the departmental c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Definitions.

Article L7412-2

Anyone who supplies all or part of the raw materials at the same time as the work, when these raw materials are sold to him by a client who then acquires the manufactured object or by a supplier indic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Implementation.

Article L7413-2

The homeworker benefits from the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement binding the employer, unless otherwise stipulated in the relevant collective bargaining agreement.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L2525-2

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 2523-9 is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Constitution and organisation of the medical reserve

Article L3132-2

Reservists must meet the immunisation requirements set out in article L. 3111-4.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation

Article L2541-24

The municipal council deliberates on legal actions, subject to the provisions of article L. 2541-25.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L957-2

In the third paragraph of article L. 711-6, the words: "or the commune" are replaced by the words: "or the territory".

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Law applicable to cross-border contracts

Article L253-2

For its application in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, article L. 232-4 is worded as follows: "Art. L. 232-4 -Where the parties have chosen the law of a State other than France to govern the contract,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNES DES DÉPARTEMENTS DE LA MOSELLE, DU BAS-RHIN ET DU HAUT-RHIN

Article L5815-2

Where several communes have decided on the joint execution of water pipes, drainage and irrigation works, an order of the Minister of the Interior may, at the request of one of the communes, set up a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-22

The provisions of Article L. 612-21 shall apply to European patent applications and European patents.

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