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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Derogation from the weekly working time in the event of combination with another part-time employment contract

Article D5132-26-12

The derogation, provided for in article L. 5132-11-1, from the minimum weekly working time for the holder of a fixed-term contract concluded in application of article L. 1242-3 is authorised by the Pr…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L932-12

In articles L. 225-231, L. 232-3, L. 232-4, L. 234-1 and L. 234-2, to the words: "to the works council" are added the words: "or failing that to the employee delegates".

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-12

In order to ensure better coordination of their activities and thus contribute to the structuring of the healthcare pathways referred to in article L. 1411-1 and the achievement of the objectives of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Model agency licence.

Article L7123-12

Any natural or legal person whose activity consists of making models temporarily available to users, for consideration, is deemed to be operating a modelling agency if it hires and remunerates models…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment of social security contributions

Article 122-12

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée will ensure that the beneficiaries of financial aid comply with their obligations towards the bodies responsible for collecting the social security c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the automatic cinema production account

Article 123-12

In the case of a co-production, where a production company that is not a delegated production company has applied to invest the sums entered in its automatic account and, subsequent to this applicatio…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Contracts between a performer and a phonogram producer

Article L212-12

In the event of notorious abuse in the non-use by a phonogram producer of the exploitation rights that have been assigned to him, the competent civil court may order any appropriate measure..

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Sale and provision of services without prior order

Article L121-12

It is prohibited to require immediate or deferred payment for goods or services supplied by a trader or, in the case of goods, to require their return or preservation, without the goods having been th…

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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 L1254-12

The total duration of the fixed-term contract may not exceed eighteen months, taking into account any renewals under the conditions set out in Article L. 1254-17.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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