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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-11

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement may introduce standby duty. This agreement sets out how standby duty is to be organised, how the employees concerned are to be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-16

…of the chambers' staff and implements forward-looking management of jobs and skills at national level. It coordinates and chairs the national staff representative body. Under the conditions set out in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-17

…d legitimate reason of the operation of the business, taking into account the provisions of article L. 145-8, the offence committed by the lessee may only be invoked if it has continued or been renewe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L251-10

…L. 251-5 of this code, the line producer sends the operating account to the other co-produ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-18

…nder the supervision of the Conseil national, the general powers of the ordre, as listed in article L. 4321-14. It decides on entries on the roll. It authorises the President of the Association to ins…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-9-1

…sent can be lifted or that the patient can be cared for in the form mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 3211-2-1, the director of the host establishment will refer the matter within twenty-four hours t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28-1

By way of derogation from Articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-23, the natural persons mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 123-16-1 may not draw up a balance sheet and profit and loss account if t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-2-1

Failure by the persons mentioned in I of article L. 531-12 to observe professional secrecy is punishable by the penalties set out inarticle 226-13 of the French Criminal Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-17

…tratum and whose land territory is more than 50% covered by a Natura 2000 site mentioned in article L. 414-1 of the Environment Code. The individual allocation is determined in proportion to the popul…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-19

…y on which the goods are received shall not be counted as part of the period referred to in Article L. 221-18; 2° The time limit begins to run at the start of the first hour of the first day and ends…

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