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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions.

Article L1251-10

In addition to the cases provided for in Article L. 1251-9, it is forbidden to use temporary work:1° To replace an employee whose employment contract has been suspended as a result of a collective lab…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the implementation by organisers of profit-making sporting events of automated processing of personal data for the purposes of Article L. 332-1

Article R332-14

The automatic processing of personal data relating to breaches of the provisions of the general terms and conditions of sale or the internal regulations concerning safety, which may be implemented by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Referee.

Article L2524-4

The arbitrator may not rule on matters other than those determined by the minutes of non-conciliation or by the mediator's proposal or those which, resulting from events subsequent to these minutes, a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Departmental maternal and child protection service.

Article L2112-4

The activities referred to in articles L. 2112-2 and L. 2112-3 are managed either directly or by means of an agreement with other public authorities or non-profit private legal entities; they are orga…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-20-3

The procedures for the application for authorisation and its examination by the group controller referred to in Articles R. 356-20 and R. 356-20-1 are specified in Articles 347, 348 and 349 of Commiss…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-39

The articles of association of a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market may provide that the extraordinary rights of appointment or removal of directors, members of the sup…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Electrification

Article L3232-2

The financial aid mentioned in the seventh paragraph of Article L. 2224-31 is distributed by department. The department shall, on the basis of proposals submitted by the local authorities, decide how…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-2

If the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure has not been drawn up by the Director by a date set by regulation, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall draw up the statement…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Collective investment management companies

Article L773-33

Article L. 543-1 is applicable in New Caledonia, in the wording resulting fromOrder No. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017, subject to the deletion of the words: "managers of European venture capital funds fal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Collective investment management companies

Article L774-33

Article L. 543-1 is applicable in French Polynesia, in the wording resulting fromOrder No. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017, subject to the deletion of the words: "managers of European venture capital funds…

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