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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: CARE AND RECOVERY PROCEDURES

Article L572-6

…e transfer decision is notified together with a decision on house arrest issued pursuant to article L. 751-2, or a decision on placement in detention issued pursuant to article L. 751-9, the matter ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-28

…f the group as a whole, publish consolidated accounts, shall comply with the provisions of articles L. 233-16 and L. 233-18 to L. 233-27. In this case, when their annual accounts are certified under t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L733-3

…e adaptation provisions provided for in II and III: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 133-1 to L. 133-2Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 133-3 and L. 133-4 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-3

…dicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 133-1 to L. 133-2Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 133-3 and L. 133-4 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment, transfer and dismissal.

Article L1225-1

…iod or, subject to a temporary assignment carried out in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 1225-7, L. 1225-9 and L. 1225-12, in transferring her employment.It is therefore forbidden to see…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trade union representation at national and cross-industry level

Article L2122-10

…tutory rules entitle it to present candidates, provided that it:1° It meets the criteria of Article L. 2121-1 and 2° of Article L. 2122-9;2° it has received at least 8% of the votes cast in these coll…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: REAL ESTATE SUBJECT TO AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF USE

Article L2421-10

In the cases provided for in articles L. 2421-8 and L. 2421-9, the persons concerned shall vacate the premises within one year of the date on which they received notification of the formal notice prov…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management

Article L6333-7

…signations concludes agreements with the regions, Pôle emploi, the institution mentioned in article L. 5214-1, the skills operators, the commissions mentioned in article L. 6323-17-6, the bodies menti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title IV: FRAUD

Article L441-6

…choice on their terminal, at the end of the period provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 217-3, is prohibited, unless it is intended to ensure the compliance of this terminal with the es…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Withdrawal of assignment to certain works

Article L4733-3

When the labour inspector referred to in article L. 8112-1 observes that, as a result of being assigned to one or more of the regulated jobs referred to in article L. 4153-9, a young worker under the…

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