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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-31

…for breaches of banking regulations, any failure to comply with the obligations set out in Article L. 213-23 shall result in the loss of interest accrued during the period of irregular holding on the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special rules relating to real estate investment funds

Article L214-80

The companies referred to in 2° of I of article L. 214-36 in which the real estate investment trust holds a direct or indirect interest are covered by article 8 of the General Tax Code, are not liable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L1146-3

…e grounds for dispensing with the sentence.However, if the time limit provided for in 2° of article L. 1146-2 has not been respected, the court may order a new and final adjournment and give the accus…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Parental presence leave.

Article L1225-64

…in the household's resources, the employee who has completed the formality provided for in article L. 1225-52 is returned to his previous job or a similar job with at least equivalent remuneration.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: The "portage salarial" company

Article L1254-29

…are taken into account: 1° The company's permanent employees, determined in accordance with Article L. 1111-2; 2° Ported employees who have provided portage services under employment contracts conclud…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expiry of the contract term.

Article L1251-31

…employment contract has been suspended, or for a replacement carried out under 4° and 5° of Article L. 1251-6, the term of the assignment initially set may be postponed until the day after the day on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1261-2

…they use service providers, in particular those relating to illegal employment mentioned in Article L. 8211-1, apply under the same conditions when the services are provided by companies established o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1311-2

…nths from the date on which the threshold of fifty employees is reached, in accordance with article L. 2312-2. Special provisions may be established for a category of personnel or a division of the co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Formation and performance of the employment contract.

Article L1531-3

Article L. 1226-1 applies to employees of a company or establishment located in mainland France or in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin or Sain…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties.

Article L1453-7

…e list of trade union representatives on which the trade union representative is registered.Article L. 3142-12 applies to these authorisations. These absences are remunerated by the employer.

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