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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Operational preparation for employment

Article L6326-1

…an employee recruited under a fixed-term or open-ended contract concluded in application of article L. 5134-19-1, or under a fixed-term contract concluded in application of article L. 1242-3 with an e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Trade union brands.

Article L2134-1

…ociations may register their trademarks or labels by completing the formalities set out in articles L. 712-1 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code. They may then claim exclusive ownership u…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Debt consolidation

Article L314-12

When a credit transaction is intended to group together credits mentioned in article L. 313-1, the new credit agreement is subject to chapitre III. Any credit consolidation transaction secured by a mo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-15

…irements set out in a professional practice standard drawn up in accordance with 2° of I of Article L. 821-1. A professional practice standard determines the principles for allocating the work to be c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Mobility vouchers

Article L3261-10

…ility vouchers; 4° The conditions for monitoring the management of the funds referred to in article L. 3261-7.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-1

…ational public establishments are determined by regulation. The priority right mentioned in article L. 240-1 of the town planning code applies to Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris in the case of p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-12

The actions provided for inarticle L. 1237-19-9 are determined after consultation with the local authorities concerned, the consular bodies and the social partners who are members of the regional join…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-16-1

Without prejudice to article L. 5211-56, the communauté de communes may, by agreement with the territorial communities or public establishments concerned, entrust the creation or management of certain…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-11

…ed for the preservation of gametes and germ tissue are included in the list provided for in article L. 2141-1 of this Code, under the conditions set out in the same article L. 2141-1. The application…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-1

…ts engaged in the manufacture, import or use of medicinal products or products mentioned in article L. 5124-1 ;Section C: pharmacists in charge and their interim, delegate, interim delegate and assist…

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