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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article R2363-5

…s for employee involvement have been determined in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 2361-1 to L. 2362-8, L. 2362-10 to L. 2363-6, L. 2363-8 to L. 2363-11 and L. 2364-1, shall be forwarded…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-51

…ated in the contract of issue. This designation is not mandatory for the public offers mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code and in Article L. 411-2-1 of the sa…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-5

The amount of the direct allocation is obtained by multiplying the circulation index by the ratio between the amount of credits allocated to direct allocations and the sum of the circulation indices o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Public body responsible for adult vocational training

Article L5315-5

…ial burden of public service missions and requirements resulting from the application of article L. 5315-1 and 1° to 3° and a of 4° of article L. 5315-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Issue of approval

Article R7232-5

If the legal entity or sole trader plans to carry out the activity referred to in 1° of article L. 7232-1 in several départements, the prefect of the département where the legal entity or sole trader'…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Statutory Auditors.

Article L820-5

It is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros for any person: 1° To use the title of statutory auditor or any titles tending to create a similarity or confusion with it, witho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-56

…up agreement may provide that the specific consultations and information mentioned in Articles L. 2312-8 and L. 2312-37 are carried out at group works council level. It sets out the procedures for for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L4437-5

Articles L. 4434-1 to L. 4434-4 shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L281-5

For the application of this book in Réunion: 1° The last sentence of Article L. 264-1, the reference to article L. 754-3 is deleted.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article D592-5

For the application of this book to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° In Article D. 521-12, the words: "as well as the state of progress of the procedures for determining the State responsible for examining the as…

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