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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Closure decisions.

Article L3132-29

Where an agreement has been reached between trade unions and employers' organisations in a given profession or geographical area on the conditions under which employees are to be given their weekly re…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Deception

Article L441-2

Prohibited is the practice of programmed obsolescence, which is defined as the use of techniques, including software, by which the person responsible for placing a product on the market deliberately a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Financial and accounting organisation

Article R1413-29

The Agency is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management. The amount of funding from the compulsory health insur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Introduction of part-time working arrangements

Article L3123-26

In the absence of a collective agreement, part-time working hours may be worked on the employer's initiative, after consulting the social and economic committee. In companies without staff representat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Seizure of operating income

Article L333-2

Insofar as they are of a maintenance nature, sums due, by reason of the pecuniary exploitation or transfer of literary or artistic property rights, to all authors, composers or artists as well as to t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Civil liability insurance relating to a space operation

Article L176-2

The conditions of application of the guarantee over time are determined by the insurance contract.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Monitoring weekly rest periods.

Article L3172-2

Under the supervision of the public prosecutor, the disciplinary chambers responsible for ministerial offices ensure the application of the provisions relating to weekly rest to clerks, clerks and emp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-261

The labour shares are the collective property of the salaried staff, formed into a labour cooperative company. This labour company must and exclusively includes all employees who have been linked to t…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Tourist residences

Article L321-2

The operator of a classified tourist residence must keep separate operating accounts for each residence. They must provide these to owners who request them. Once a year, the operator must provide all…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L422-2

It is prohibited to hold for sale or distribution free of charge, to offer for sale, to sell, to distribute free of charge, products the import of which is prohibited by decisions of the European Comm…

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