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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L2241-5

The agreement concluded at the end of the negotiations referred to in Article L. 2241-4 specifies :1° The topics for negotiation and their frequency, so that :a) At least every four years, the subject…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension and enlargement procedures.

Article L2261-26

…the inter-professional minimum growth wage has increased at least twice in application of articles L. 3231-5, L. 3231-6 to L. 3231-9 or L. 3231-10 during the twelve months preceding the conclusion of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-90

To obtain the agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-89, the reservist employee shall submit his request in writing to his employer, indicating the date and duration of the planned absence. In the abs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-14

…d safety for activities within the remit of the Agence de la biomédecine.The provisions of Articles L. 1418-1, L. 1418-2, L. 1418-3 and L. 1418-4 are applicable in Polynesia and New Caledonia, in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-5

…to the police prefect, and to the departmental commission for psychiatric care mentioned in article L. 3222-5 any decision to admit a person for psychiatric care in application of this chapter. It sha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Manufacture and sale of beverages.

Article L3322-11

…acturing, holding with a view to sale, offering for sale and selling any drink mentioned in Article L. 3321-1, in the preparation of which plants, parts of plants, plant extracts or another product of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General terms and conditions of sale

Article L441-2

…regard to any recipient of services, to comply with the information obligations defined in Article L. 111-2 of the Consumer Code. This obligation does not apply to the services mentioned in Books I t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-22

…ll be paid out of the price after payment of the claims secured by the lien established in articles L. 3253-2 to L. 3253-4, L. 742-6 and L. 7313-8 of the Labour Code.They receive the dividends due acc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-16

Benefit from the allocation provided for in article L. 2334-15 :1° The first two-thirds of municipalities with 10,000 inhabitants or more, classified, each year, according to a synthetic index of reso…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L3541-1

Article L. 3313-1 is not applicable to the Department of Mayotte. The approved budget and administrative account of the Département of Mayotte shall remain deposited at the Hôtel du Département where…

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