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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishment and liquidation of claims.

Article L3253-19

…s up statements of claims under the following conditions: 1° For the claims referred to in Articles L. 3253-2 and L. 3253-4, within ten days of the judgment opening the proceedings; 2° For other claim…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Household and other waste

Article L2573-30

I. - The first two paragraphs of Article L. 2224-13, l'article L. 2224-14, the first paragraph of article L. 2224-15 and the first paragraph of l'article L. 2224-16 are applicable to the communes of F…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-17

…icular : 1° The minimum guarantees for the insurance provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 1121-10 ; 2° The conditions for the authorisation provided for in article L. 1121-13; 3° The cond…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-14

The documents referred to in Article L. 251-13 are analysed in written reports on the development of the group drawn up by the directors. The documents and reports are sent to the statutory auditor an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L927-1

For application in Mayotte: 1° Of Article L. 711-2, the second paragraph reads: "The Mayotte Chamber of Commerce and Industry is involved in drawing up the sustainable development plan and local town…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title II: ENFORCEMENT BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY

Article L720-1

In accordance with article L. 264-1, the provisions of articles L. 721-2 to L. 721-5, L. 722-1 to L. 722-8 and L. 722-11 are applicable to foreign nationals whose situation is governed by Book II.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rights and guarantees for disabled workers.

Article L5213-7

The salary of the beneficiaries referred to in article L. 5212-13 may not be lower than that resulting from the application of legal provisions or the stipulations of the collective labour agreement.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L941-7

In article L. 141-13, the words: "by Articles 638 and 653 of the General Tax Code" are replaced by the words: "by the provisions of the Tax Code applicable in French Polynesia".

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Purchasing pooling

Article L2313-4

The provisions of articles L. 2113-6 to L. 2113-8 relating to grouped orders and the provisions of article L. 2113-9 relating to transnational joint entities apply.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Distribution of electronic money

Article L525-12

For the purposes of Articles L. 511-33, L. 526-35, L. 571-4 and L. 572-17, the persons mentioned in Article L. 525-8 are treated in the same way as persons employed by electronic money issuers.

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