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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Redemption option.

Article 1660

The buyback option may not be stipulated for a term exceeding five years. If it has been stipulated for a longer term, it is reduced to that term.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Renewal of the contract.

Article L1243-13-1

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement or branch agreement concluded in application ofarticle L. 1243-13, the fixed-term employment contract may be renewed twice for a fixed term.The duratio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Renewal of the contract.

Article L1243-13

An agreement or an extended branch agreement may set the maximum number of renewals possible for a fixed-term employment contract. This number may neither have the purpose nor the effect of permanentl…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Interruption of the payment period

Article R2192-28

The creditor is notified of any interruption in the payment period referred to in article R. 2192-27 by any means that can be reliably dated. This notification specifies the reasons attributable to th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Interruption of the payment period

Article R2192-27

Where the request for payment does not include all the documents and information required by law or by the contract, or where these are incorrect or inconsistent, the time limit for payment may be int…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Interruption of the payment period

Article R2192-30

When the authorising officer and the public accountant do not belong to the same legal entity and have agreed on a conventional payment period under the conditions set out in Article 12 of Decree no.…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Interruption of the payment period

Article R2192-29

Once all the documents and information provided for in article R. 2192-27 have been received, a new payment period is opened. This period is thirty days or equal to the balance remaining on the date o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Early termination of contract

Article D1243-1

When the employee terminates his fixed-term employment contract before the end of the term, in application of article L. 1243-2, the termination indemnity provided for in article L. 1243-8 is calculat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 8: Family members of foreign nationals holding a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "talent passport", "talent passport - European Blue Card", "talent passport - researcher" or "talent passport - researcher - mobility programme".

Article L421-24

…oreign researcher mentioned in article L. 421-15, as well as the couple's children, are admitted to residence under the same conditions as this foreigner, without the condition provided for in article…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article L431-5

The issue of a provisional document issued in connection with an application for a residence permit, an asylum application certificate or a provisional residence permit does not have the effect of reg…

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