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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audience measurement

Article L7343-5

Every four years, the Employment Platforms Labour Relations Authority mentioned in Article L. 7345-1 organises a ballot to measure the audience of the organisations in each of the sectors mentioned in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Inter-municipal equalisation fund

Article L2573-51

The communes receive resources from the intercommunal equalisation fund under the conditions provided for by Article 52 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 du 27 février 2004 portant statut d'autonomie de la…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L591-4

For the application of this book in Mayotte: 1° 1° of Article L. 552-1 shall not apply; 2° Article L. 553-1 shall read as follows: "Art. L. 553-1.-Asylum seekers whose application is registered in May…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Procedure.

Article L145-59

The landlord's decision to refuse to renew the lease, pursuant to the last paragraph of article L. 145-57, or to evade payment of the indemnity, under the conditions set out in the last paragraph of a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L4711-5

Where the information listed in articles L. 4711-1 and L. 4711-2 is to appear in separate registers, the employer is authorised to combine this information in a single register where this measure is l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Integration companies.

Article L5132-5

Integration enterprises conclude fixed-term contracts with unemployed people experiencing particular social and professional difficulties, in application of article L. 1242-3. During the performance o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Failure to comply with house arrest requirements

Article L824-4

A foreign national assigned to residence pursuant to articles L. 731-1, L. 731-3, L. 731-4 or L. 731-5 shall be liable to three years' imprisonment if he or she fails to return to the residence assign…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Saint-Barthélemy

Article L3251-5

I.-In the event that the health transfer order has been issued on the basis of I of article L. 3251-1, the State representative in the host community will transfer the person concerned, upon arrival,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Development of cross-border apprenticeships

Article L6235-4

I.- Book II of this Part applies to cross-border apprenticeships. II.By way of derogation from I, the following provisions do not apply: 1° Articles L. 6222-42 to L. 6222-44 ; 2° Where the practical p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L342-4

A credit intermediary's failure to comply with the obligations set out in article L. 322-4 is punishable by a fine of 150,000 euros.

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