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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Introduction of a foreign worker.

Article L5221-4

Subject to international agreements, it is forbidden for a temporary employment agency to make foreign workers available to any person whatsoever if the service is provided outside French territory.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inter-company savings plan.

Article L3333-4

…aring, company profit-sharing, voluntary payments by employees and the persons mentioned in article L. 3332-2 belonging to companies within the scope of the agreement and, where applicable, additional…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
section 2: Contracts concluded between a performer and a videogram producer

Article L212-4

…ween a performer and a producer for the production of an audiovisual work constitutes authorisation to fix, reproduce and communicate the performer's performance to the public. This contract sets sepa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Libraries

Article L1421-4

The rules relating to municipal and inter-municipal libraries are laid down by the provisions of Titles I and II of Book III of the Heritage Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health Agency for Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article L1442-4

…Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin is the subject of an opinion from the Conference on Health and Autonomy, the local authorities of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, the interested local authorities…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-4

…nt of cover;- the insurance premium or contribution.The policy also indicates :- the law applicable to the contract where this is not French law ;- the address of the insurer's head office and, where…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the insurance obligation.

Article L211-4

The insurance provided for in article L. 211-1 must include cover for civil liability extending to all the territories of the Member States of the European Community as well as to the territories of a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial solidarity of the principal.

Article L8254-4

The procedures for carrying out the checks required by this chapter and for sharing the cost of the contribution where there is more than one contracting party shall be specified by decree.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Information exchange

Article L413-4

…tional du cinéma et de l'image animée may receive from the tax authorities all information relating to the revenue generated by the companies subject to its control are set out in article L. 163 of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article L4422-4

…tiative of the President of the Executive Council or at the request of one third of the councillors to the Assembly, on a specific agenda set out in the convocation, for a duration that may not exceed…

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