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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Obligation to register.

Article L512-1

…einsurance intermediaries and insurance intermediaries on an ancillary basis, as defined in article L. 511-1, must be registered in a single register of intermediaries, which is freely accessible to t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Non-salaried worker training insurance funds.

Article L6332-11-1

…l development advice is managed within a specific section of a skills operator mentioned in article L. 6332-1-1. The designated skills operator is the one approved to receive the funds mentioned in c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-13

Any termination of an employment contract in breach of the provisions of Articles L. 1226-9 and L. 1226-18 is null and void.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of secondment.

Article L1262-2-1

…An employer who posts one or more employees, under the conditions set out in 1° and 2° of article L. 1262-1 and article L. 1262-2, must submit a declaration, prior to the posting, to the Labour Insp…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Transmission and receipt of invoices in electronic form

Article L2392-1

Holders of defence or security contracts concluded with the State or its public establishments, as well as their subcontractors eligible for direct payment, may send their invoices in electronic form.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 10: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5842-13

I. - The provisions of articles L. 5211-56 to L. 5211-58 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of Article L. 5211-56, the words: "t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Combining replacement income with other income.

Article L5425-1

…rance allowances and allowances for self-employed workers, by the agreement provided for in article L. 5422-20; 2° For solidarity allowances, by decree of the Conseil d'Etat. These provisions apply in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation

Article L5842-1

The articles L. 5210-1 and L. 5210-2 are applicable in French Polynesia.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L621-1

As an exception to the refusal of entry at the border provided for in article L. 332-1, the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory provided for in article L. 611-1 and the implement…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L7124-1

…of French Guiana is assisted by an economic, social, environmental, cultural and educational council.

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