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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-13-2

The authorised and sworn fraud prevention officers referred to in Article L. 5312-13-1 have a right of communication which enables them to obtain, without being prevented by professional secrecy, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Flexible working days

Article L3121-60-1

…ixed-term contract in days and who has reached the age stipulated in the first paragraph of article L. 161-22-1-5 of the Social Security Code requests to work reduced hours in relation to the maximum…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Collection, control, penalties and litigation relating to tourist tax

Article L2333-34-1

I.-Failure to file the declaration provided for in III of article L. 2333-34 within the prescribed period will result in the application of a fine of up to €12,500 but not less than €750. Omissions or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Cooperation and exchange of information with European supervisory and resolution authorities

Article L632-6-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of Law 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

Article L613-30-1

…ments held in accounts opened specifically for this purpose under the conditions set out in Article L. 522-17. In the event of the opening of safeguard, reorganisation or liquidation proceedings again…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-3-1

…rmining, for purposes other than research, an effective technological measure as defined in article L. 331-5, in order to alter the protection of a work by decoding, decrypting or any other personal i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-4-1

…dermine, for purposes other than research, an effective technological measure as defined in article L. 331-5, in order to alter the protection of a performance, phonogram, videogram, programme or pres…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Succession of contracts.

Article L1251-37-1

…absence of a stipulation in the agreement or industry-level agreement concluded pursuant toArticle L. 1251-37, the waiting period is not applicable: 1° When the assignment contract is concluded to en…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Successive contracts in the same position.

Article L1244-3-1

…e absence of a stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded in application of article L. 1244-3, this waiting period is equal to: 1° One third of the duration of the expired contract if…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Transactions carried out by supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L143-2-1

…mentary occupational pension fund, which primarily provide the service referred to in 1° of Article L. 321-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code and are authorised in France or in another Member State…

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