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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Organisation and operation

Article L131-3

The Cour nationale du droit d'asile (National Court of Asylum) comprises panels, each comprising: 1° A president appointed : a) either by the vice-president of the Conseil d'Etat from among the member…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Determining the scope of application of agreements.

Article L2222-1

Collective labour agreements, hereinafter referred to as "agreements" in this book, determine their territorial and professional scope of application. The professional scope is defined in terms of eco…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-9

The assignment of a property or part of a property is received by notarial deed and published in the mortgage office or, in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, in the land register for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-16

In the regions of Guadeloupe and Réunion, aid granted by the State before 3 August 1984, the date of publication of the loi n° 84-747 du 2 août 1984 relative aux compétences des régions de Guadeloupe,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-1

A fine of 10,000 euros shall be imposed on any employer or his delegate who, through his own fault, disregards the following provisions and those of the decrees of the Conseil d'Etat issued for their…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: College of candidates

Article L1441-12

The following may be candidates for the employers' college 1° Persons employing on their own behalf or on behalf of others one or more employees; 2° Where applicable, on the express mandate of these p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative schemes

Article L1333-13

I.-The person responsible for a nuclear activity shall set up a system for recording and analysing events that may lead to accidental or unintentional exposure of persons to ionising radiation. This s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-117

In order to implement the employee's right to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-105, a company collective agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention determines : 1° The maximu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L341-1

Any unsolicited contact, by any means whatsoever, with a specific natural person or legal entity with a view to obtaining their agreement to ... constitutes a banking or financial solicitation: 1° The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article L2512-28

I.-For the application of articles L. 2334-7, L. 2531-13, L. 3334-3 and L. 3335-4, the share of actual operating revenue and actual operating expenditure taken into account for the City of Paris are d…

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