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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L329-3

…ign companies established in the territory of the French Republic referred to in 4° of I of article L. 310-2 appoint one or more statutory auditors. The statutory auditors shall certify the annual acc…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article L361-3

…articles L. 121-45 à L. 121-49 du code de l'urbanisme.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles.

Article L5321-3

…eekers in return for the provision of placement services, subject to the provisions of : 1° Article L. 7121-9, relating to the conditions of placement, for consideration, of performing artists ; 2° of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Succession of contracts.

Article L1251-37-1

…absence of a stipulation in the agreement or industry-level agreement concluded pursuant toArticle L. 1251-37, the waiting period is not applicable: 1° When the assignment contract is concluded to en…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Succession of contracts.

Article L1251-36-1

In the absence of a stipulation in the branch agreement or agreement concluded pursuant toArticle L. 1251-36, this waiting period is equal to: 1° One third of the duration of the assignment contract t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Destination of ashes

Article L2223-18-3

If the ashes are scattered in the countryside, the person entitled to provide for the funeral must declare this to the Town Hall of the municipality in which the deceased was born, and the identity of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-94-3

…er of Defence or the Minister of the Interior and the employer or an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-94-2, the following provisions apply: 1° The duration of the annual leave of absence is ten…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Local experimental protocols

Article L4011-4-3

…several different establishments within the same territorial hospital grouping mentioned in article L. 6132-1, within a care team or a territorial professional health community mentioned in articles L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Agriculture and forestry

Article L4424-33-1

Within the scope of the powers granted to it in the agricultural and forestry fields by Article L. 4424-33, the territorial collectivity of Corsica is responsible for the production and propagation of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency.

Article L5211-39-1

In order to ensure better organisation of services, in the year following each general renewal of the municipal councils, the president of the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation with…

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