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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: National holiday voucher agency

Article L411-16

…of holiday vouchers to employers and social organisations under the conditions set out in Articles L. 411-11 and L. 411-18 to L. 411-20; 2° Commissions received on the sale and redemption of holiday…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Branch agreements and professional agreements.

Article L2232-6

…the elections taken into account for the measurement of the audience provided for in 3° of article L. 2122-5 or, where applicable, in the elections referred to in article L. 2122-6, at least 30% of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Trade union delegate.

Article L2412-2

…sation from the labour inspector. This procedure applies during the periods provided for in Article L. 2411-5. When the contract is concluded on the basis of 3° of article L. 1242-2, the employee bene…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-10

I.-Title II of Book I of this Part, with the exception of Article L. 3121-5, shall apply to the Wallis and Futuna Islands subject to the adaptations provided for in this Article.Chapter I of Title II…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The regional and departmental chambers of commerce and industry of Ile-de-France

Article L711-4

…boration with other partners, within the framework of the sectoral plans mentioned in 3° of Article L. 711-8, create and manage initial and continuing vocational training establishments under the cond…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article L784-4

…in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromArticleL. 613-20-1, with the exception of its Ia, II and IVOrder 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 613-20-3 Order…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article L783-4

…in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromArticleL. 613-20-1, with the exception of its Ia, II and IVOrder 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 613-20-3 Order…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Project owners

Article L2411-1

…transfer of project ownership, the provisions of Book II relating to partnership contracts, article L. 121-5 of the Highway Code and articles L. 115-2 and L. 115-3 of the same code. The following purc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Sub-section 2: With a view to the automatic enforcement of the expulsion decision

Article L733-8

When the voluntary obstruction of a foreign national placed under house arrest pursuant to articles L. 731-1, L. 731-3, L. 731-4 or L. 731-5 hinders the automatic enforcement of the removal decision,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Implementation within a group of undertakings

Article L3344-1

…conomic links between them. However, the mechanisms for increasing capital provided for in articles L. 3332-18 et seq. and for increasing the sums paid annually by one or more undertakings provided fo…

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