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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose.

Article L5134-65

…ofessional difficulties in accessing employment. To this end, it includes vocational support measures. The training measures required to achieve the person's career plan may be mentioned in the applic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article R4422-6

The section for culture, the Corsican language and education comprises seventeen members, including:1° Ten representatives of bodies involved in the cultural life of Corsica or the promotion of the Co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article R4422-5

…conomic and Social Development and Forward Studies Section comprises twenty-nine members, including:1° Fourteen representatives of companies and self-employed professional activities operating in Cors…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraphe 1 : Du divorce par consentement mutuel par acte sous signature privée contresigné par avocats, déposé au rang des minutes d'un notaire

Article 229-2

…t mutually consent to their divorce by deed under private signature countersigned by lawyers where: 1° The minor, informed by his or her parents of his or her right to be heard by the judge under the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Canvassing in banking or financial matters

Article L353-3

Natural persons guilty of one of the offences referred to in articles L. 353-1 and L. 353-2 are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Disqualification from civic, civil and family righ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Trade union rights and representativeness criteria

Article L6156-2

…public health establishments mentioned in Chapters I and II of this Title, which obtained at least 10% of the votes cast in their respective electoral college in the most recent elections to the High…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishments providing family information, advice or counselling

Article R2311-1

I.-Family information, consultation or counselling establishments carry out the following tasks:1° To provide information about rights relating to emotional, relational and sexual life and to educate…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I A: Price and income observatories.

Article D910-1 C

…ench Guiana and La Réunion, the observatory of prices, margins and incomes mentioned in article L. 910-1 C in addition to its chairman, comprises the following members:a) The State representative in t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Overall effective rate

Article L314-4

A Conseil d'Etat decree specifies the conditions for application of articles L. 314-1 to L. 314-3 and in particular the methods for determining the basis of assessment and calculating the overall effe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Investment in production

Article 311-64

…dia services responsible for making it available to the public, meeting the conditions laid down in 1° or 2° of Article…

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