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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L312-4

I. - Credit institutions, investment firms and finance companies mentioned in II of article L. 511-1, authorised in France, as well as financial holding companies and mixed financial holding companies…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts with healthcare service providers

Article L1435-5

…decree in the Conseil d'Etat, the public service mission of permanence of care mentioned in article L. 6314-1. Its procedures, drawn up in association with representatives of healthcare professionals,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Representation of professional platform organisations

Article L7343-22

…met, in particular, when the trade union or association fulfils the obligations defined in Articles L. 2135-1 to L. 2135-6 ; 4° A minimum of one year's seniority in the professional field of the platf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rights of foreign employees.

Article L8252-2

…ums due to the employee correspond to an employment relationship presumed to have lasted three months. The employee may provide proof of the work performed by any means; 2° In the event of termination…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Powers

Article L5217-2

…development actions, including participation in the capital of companies mentioned in 8° of Article L. 4211-1, as well as support for and participation in the management of competitiveness clusters lo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to public employers

Article L1251-61

…operation of the department in which they work and to the obligations imposed on all public employees. They benefit from the protection provided by article 11 of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Transfer of powers.

Article L5215-22

…e of the communes that are members of the community for the competences referred to in I of Article L. 5215-20 that the syndicate exercises, with the exception of the competences whose exercise is org…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L713-3

I.-The representatives referred to in articles L. 713-1 and L. 713-2 must hold office in the company either as chairman and chief executive officer, chairman or member of the board of directors, chief…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-6

The financial statement provided for in Article L. 1614-3 :- the appropriations included in the dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux des communes and the dotation de soutien à l'investissement…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Trade union meetings.

Article L2142-10

…ings organised by them in the trade union premises made available to them in application of article L. 2142-8, or, with the agreement of the head of the company, in other premises made available to th…

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