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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementation of activities.

Article L7232-6

The legal entities or sole proprietorships referred to in Articles L. 7232-1, L. 7232-1-1 and L. 7232-1-2 may carry out their activity in the following ways: 1° Placing workers with natural persons wh…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-6

I.-Without prejudice to the right of the parties to refer the matter to the court, the mediator for music is entrusted with a conciliation mission for any dispute relating to the performance: 1° Of an…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-6

…compatible with the functionalities of the goods. The seller shall make this information available to the consumer. The producer shall inform the consumer, in a legible and comprehensible manner, of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Reservations relating to public policy and polygamy

Article L412-6

No residence document may be issued to a foreigner living in France in a state of polygamy. Any residence document held by a foreigner in such a situation will be withdrawn. The situation of the spous…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to certain local public services

Article L1852-6

A communal or inter-communal fire brigade is composed of: l° Professional fire fighters; 2° Volunteer fire fighters.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Commissions attached to the National Consumer Institute

Article L822-6

The commission recommends deleting or amending clauses that are unfair.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to certain categories of workers.

Article L5523-6

Foreign nationals who enter Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon in order to work there for a period of less than or equal to three months in a field included on the list set by the decree adopted for the applica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-6

The regulatory measures provided for in articles L. 6147-1 and L. 6147-2 shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat and, unless otherwise provided and insofar as is necessary, the procedures…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-6

…hod of distribution adopted by the agreement: 1° Periods of maternity leave provided for in Article L. 1225-17, paternity and childcare leave provided for in Article L. 1225-35, adoption leave provide…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-6

…ing illness or is in the advanced or terminal stages of a serious and incurable disease is entitled to family solidarity leave. Under the same conditions, an employee who has been designated as a trus…

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