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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment services

Article L753-10

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employer obligations and training plan.

Article L6321-1

…at they remain capable of holding a job, particularly in the light of changes in jobs, technologies and organisations. It may offer training to help develop skills, including digital skills, and to co…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article L361-1

Articles L. 311-1, L. 341-15 and L. 342-1 to L. 342-29 do not apply to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and La Réunion.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3121-12

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 3121-11: 1° The way on-call duty is organised and the compensation for it are set by the employer, after consulting the social and economic…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Principal penalties

Article L823-12

Any person who commits the offence defined in article L. 823-11 when the acts are committed in an organised gang shall be liable to ten years' imprisonment and a fine of 750,000 euros..

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and activities

Article L511-4-1

The credit institutions and finance companies mentioned in this chapter shall indicate in their annual report the amount and characteristics of the loans they finance or distribute as defined in III o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and opening conditions.

Article L6324-1

…n by means of training or by means of actions enabling the acquired experience mentioned in article L. 6313-5 to be validated. It concerns employees on open-ended contracts, employees, whether profess…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General measures and implementing provisions.

Article L4411-1

In the interests of health and safety at work, the manufacture, offering for sale, sale, import, transfer for any purpose whatsoever and use of substances and mixtures dangerous to workers may be limi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment and conditions of practice.

Article L4623-3-1

…heir duties in the workplace. The employer or the director of the inter-company occupational health and prevention service shall take all measures to enable the occupational physician to comply with t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Duties and performance of duties

Article L121-10

The anonymity of the staff of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons responsible for examining asylum applications and conducting personal interviews with applicants is…

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