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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals doing a work placement in an establishment or company in the same group that employs them, and family members

Article L421-30

…onal residing outside the European Union who comes to France, under the provisions of 2° of article L. 1262-1 of the Labour Code, to complete an internship in an establishment or company in the group…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Foreign trainees

Article L426-23

…e administrative authority may grant this residence permit without the condition set out in article L. 412-1 being applicable.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Personal interview

Article L531-16

…and Stateless Persons from conducting an interview with the applicant.Without prejudice to article L. 531-38, the absence without legitimate reason of the applicant, who has been duly summoned to an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the fire and rescue service of the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy

Article L1424-90

…vice is only required to carry out interventions that relate to its missions, as defined in article L. 1424-85.If it has carried out interventions not directly related to the performance of its missio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Branches

Article L142-10

…ormation. They manage and monitor cases of overindebtedness under the conditions set out in article L. 141-7. In order to carry out their duties, they maintain relations with banks, businesses, consul…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Merger

Article L214-111

…eir duties under the same conditions as those applicable to the merger auditors pursuant to article L. 236-10 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Legal proceedings.

Article L1144-3

…here the employee refuses to continue to perform the employment contract, the provisions of article L. 1235-3-1 are applicable.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Parental childcare leave and part-time work.

Article L1225-57

…part-time work to raise a child is entitled to the professional interview mentioned in I of article L. 6315-1.During this interview, the employer and the employee organise the employee's return to wor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Sexual harassment.

Article L1153-5

…es or at the door of the premises where recruitment takes place, the persons referred to in article L. 1153-2 shall be informed by any means of the text ofarticle 222-33 of the French Penal Code, as w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Harassment.

Article L1152-2

…in good faith, reported or witnessed such acts may be subject to the measures mentioned in Article L. 1121-2. The persons mentioned in the first paragraph of this article benefit from the protections…

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