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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Substitute team.

Article L3132-19

…would be due for an equivalent amount of time worked according to the company's normal working hours. This increase does not apply when the employees in the stand-in team are required to replace empl…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-9

…ed tax, relating to each service. The cumulative amount of the sums mentioned in a of 1° of article L. 115-7, with the exception of those relating to catch-up television services, and the sums mention…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining.

Article L3121-33

…quivalent. This rate may not be less than 10% ; 2° Defines the annual quota provided for in Article L. 3121-30 ; 3° Determines all the conditions under which overtime may be worked in excess of the an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: The right to support for young people towards employment and independence

Article L5131-6

The support referred to in article L. 5131-3 may also take the form of intensive support: the youth commitment contract, drawn up with the young person and tailored to his or her needs as identified d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special case of payment instruments with personalised security data

Article L133-19

…m the use of the instrument, up to a maximum of €50, before the information provided for in article L. 133-17 is provided.However, the payer shall not be liable in the event of :- unauthorised payment…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Tourist activities in rural areas.

Article L343-1

…hich are an extension of the act of production or which are based on the farm are set out inarticle L. 311-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code , which is reproduced below: "Art. L. 311-1:…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
New legislative part

Article liminaire

…e required under normal use; >Personal data: data relating to an individual or a group of individuals. 13° Personal data: personal data as defined in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 Apr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Examination of authorisation applications

Article L5125-21

The licence may not be transferred by its holder(s) independently of the business to which it relates.A pharmacy may be transferred in the course of receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Term of office and termination.

Article L2314-35

When there is a change in the legal situation of the employer as referred to in Article L. 1224-1, the mandate of the elected members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee and o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Interruption performed before the end of the fourteenth week of pregnancy.

Article L2212-7

…e to be consulted or must check that this has been done during the interview referred to in article L. 2212-4. If the minor does not wish to take this step or if consent is not obtained, the voluntary…

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