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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-19

An agreement or an extended branch agreement sets the minimum working time referred to in Article L. 3123-7. Where it is less than that provided for in Article L. 3123-27, it shall determine the guara…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIa: Commission nationale des impôts directs et des taxes sur le chiffre d'affaires (National Commission for Direct Taxes and Turnover Taxes)

Article 1651 L

…n has jurisdiction over all disagreements persisting on the reassessments notified to this taxpayer and falling within its remit. Taxpayers whose tax bases have been increased under d of Article 111 m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-10-1

…ent of the deliberative assembly of the region, department or local authority adopts the draft plan and submits it for an opinion: 1° To the associated public bodies listed in II of Article L. 4433-10…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L441-6-1

Articles L. 436-10 to L. 436-13 are applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon in the wording resulting from the law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022 on finances for 2023.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rights and guarantees for disabled workers.

Article L5213-6-1

In any company employing at least two hundred and fifty employees, a referent is appointed to guide, inform and support people with disabilities. For the purposes of this article, the number of employ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article L4112-1

Doctors, dental surgeons and midwives practising in a department are entered on a register drawn up and kept up to date by the departmental council of the association to which they belong. This regist…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conciliation, orientation and preparation of the case.

Article L1454-1-3

…ented in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, the conciliation and referral office may rule on the case on the basis of the documents and arguments that the appear…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conciliation, orientation and preparation of the case.

Article L1454-1-2

The conciliation and referral office prepares cases for trial. If the case is not ready for trial before the Judgement Office, the latter may prepare the case for trial. One or two reporting councillo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Mixed associations composed of communes and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation or exclusively public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation

Article L5843-1

…The provisions of the single chapter of Title I of Book VII of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-7-1

In the event of an inspection, the reimbursements referred to in articles L. 6362-4 and L. 6362-6 are made within the period set for the interested party to submit his observations.Failing this, the i…

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