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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-69

…private law employment contract for an indefinite or fixed term concluded in application of article L. 1242-3. Where it is concluded for a fixed term, the renewal rules set out in articles L. 1243-13…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Contracts concluded at trade fairs and exhibitions

Article L224-61

The procedures for implementing the provisions of articles L. 224-59 and L. 224-60 are set by order of the Minister for the Economy.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Orientation

Article L551-6

The conditions for the application of articles L. 551-3 to L. 551-5 are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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

Article L2253-6

A decree in the Council of State determines the conditions for applying the provisions of articles L. 2253-2 à L. 2253-5.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-6

Articles L. 422-1 to L. 422-5 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, French Polynesia and New Caledonia.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on offering advantages

Article L1453-6

…his contract is the direct and exclusive practice of one of the professions provided for in article L. 1453-4;2° Proceeds from the exploitation or transfer of intellectual property rights relating to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to UCITS, debt securitisation funds and property investment funds

Article L231-6

…tion against the directors of the management company or those of the custodian, pursuant to article L. 231-3, I and III of article L. 231-4, or articles L. 231-5 and L. 231-7, automatically entails th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties of the social and economic committee in undertakings with at least eleven employees and fewer than fifty employees

Article L2312-6

…are exercised for the benefit of employees, as well as :1° Employees within the meaning of article L. 4111-5, in matters of health, safety and working conditions;2° Employees of external undertakings…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L1337-6

…isonment and a fine of €7,500: 1° Failing to comply with a formal notice issued pursuant to Article L. 1333-31 ; 2° Failing to communicate, in application of article L. 1333-16 , the information requi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-6

Articles L. 3112-1 and L. 3112-2 are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands. For its application in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the first paragraph of article…

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