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Showing 60116020 of 59993 articles for Art. 1-3-1995

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Group agreements.

Article L2232-35

Agreements concluded pursuant to this section shall be subject to the conditions of form, notification and filing set out in sections 2 and 3 of Chapter I of this Title.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable after the registration of the European Cooperative Society

Article L2364-3

Articles L. 2354-3 and L. 2354-4 relating to the rules applicable after registration of the European Company apply to European Cooperative Societies.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article R614-34

The provisions of articles R. 411-19 to R. 411-26 and R. 618-3 apply to the litigation referred to in Article L. 411-4.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to the cinema

Article L212-30

When requesting the approval of an access formula in application of article L. 212-27, any cinema exhibitor who achieves more than 25% of admissions or takings in a given catchment area or more than 3…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article R562-3

I.-The information provided to the Minister responsible for the Economy pursuant to Article L. 562-4 and the European regulations on restrictive measures taken pursuant to Articles 75 or 215 of the Tr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Critical care

Article R6123-36

I. - Authorisation for entries 1° and 2° under the adult critical care modality may only be granted if the holder has at his disposal twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year: a) On site, full-t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of posting

Article R1263-3

An employer who posts one or more employees, under the conditions set out in 1° of article L. 1262-1, must submit a declaration containing the following information: 1° The name or business name as we…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Cooperation and exchange of information with European supervisory and resolution authorities

Article L632-6-3

Notwithstanding the provisions of Law no. 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: The gender equality and anti-discrimination officer and the safety and security officer

Article D1424-20-3

The gender and anti-discrimination referent and the safety and security referent are appointed jointly by the prefect and the chairman of the fire and rescue service's board of directors, for a term s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-32-7

The authorised body shall render the accounts provided for in Article D. 1611-32-4 at least once a year. The deadline for submission is set by the mandate in such a way that the principal's public acc…

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