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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions required for the validity of the contract.

Article 1973

…In the latter case, although it has the characteristics of a liberality, it is not subject to the forms required for gifts; except for the cases of reduction and nullity set out in Article 1970. Whe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R1511-4-1

For the application of this section, aid granted in the forms provided for in Article L. 1511-3 for the financing of real estate projects under leasing and hire-purchase contracts is considered to be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Donation of rest days to a parent of a deceased or seriously ill child

Article L1225-65-2

The particular seriousness of the illness, disability or accident referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 1225-65-1, as well as the indispensable nature of a sustained presence and constraini…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Donation of rest days to a parent of a deceased or seriously ill child

Article L1225-65-1

An employee may, at his or her request and in agreement with the employer, give up anonymously and without consideration all or part of his or her unused rest days, whether or not they have been alloc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1251-12

The agreement or the extended branch agreement of the user company may set the total duration of the assignment contract. This duration may neither have the purpose nor the effect of permanently filli…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1251-11

The assignment contract must have a fixed term when it is signed. However, the contract may not include a precise term when it is concluded in one of the following cases: 1° Replacement of an absent e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1251-12-1

…any, whether that of the main contractor or that of a subcontractor, the size of which requires the use of resources that are quantitatively or qualitatively exorbitant from those that the company nor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1251-13

…s concluded to replace an employee who is temporarily absent or whose employment contract has been suspended, or for a replacement carried out under 4° and 5° of Article L. 1251-6, it may take effect…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions applicable to inter-municipal tourist offices constituted in a form other than that of a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R134-13

The decision of the decision-making body establishing an inter-municipal tourist office in a form other than that of an industrial and commercial establishment must at least set out : - the legal stat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship.

Article R321-20

Those who meet the conditions set out in 1°, 2° and 3° of article R. 321-18 are eligible to sit the examination for admission to the training course mentioned in 4° of that article..

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