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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rights of foreign employees.

Article L8252-2

…fixed indemnity equal to three months' salary, unless application of the rules set out in Articles L. 1234-5, L. 1234-9, L. 1243-4 and L. 1243-8 or the corresponding contractual stipulations leads to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General terms and conditions of contracts

Article L251-1

…the French Southern and Antarctic Territories: ARTICLES APPLICABLE IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 218-1 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 218-2 Resulting from Order no.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Visiting foreign nationals

Article L426-20

…ual net minimum growth wage, irrespective of the allowance for disabled adults mentioned in article L. 821-1 of the Social Security Code and the supplementary allowance mentioned in article L. 815-24…

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

Article L1614-2

…g to the exercise of transferred powers is compensated under the conditions provided for in article L. 1614-1. However, this compensation only applies to that part of the cost which is not already com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for securitisation funds

Article L214-181

…ritisation fund is set up at the initiative of the management company referred to in III of Article L. 214-168 or, where applicable, a sponsor referred to in IV of Article L. 214-175-1. Where the unit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Successive redundancies.

Article L1233-27

…s in total, without having been required to present a job protection plan in application of article L. 1233-26 or article L. 1233-28, any new redundancies envisaged during the first three months of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-10

…ten secondment contract with a temporary employment agency, within the period stipulated in Article L. 1251-42 ; 2° Or by failing to communicate, in the secondment contract, all the elements of remune…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Content and conditions of validity.

Article L1321-2

…lations set out : 1° The provisions relating to employees' rights of defence as defined in Articles L. 1332-1 to L. 1332-3 or by the applicable collective agreement; 2° The provisions relating to mora…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Patients in health care institutions

Article L1112-2

…esults of these assessments are taken into account in the certification process defined in articles L. 6113-3 and L. 6113-4. When patients are admitted, each institution provides them with a welcome b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting cases of poisoning

Article L1340-6

…es of information covered by medical secrecy or industrial secrecy transmitted pursuant to articles L. 1340-4 and L. 1340-5 is preserved; 3° The conditions for sharing information between the bodies r…

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