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Showing 43714380 of 7758 articles for Art. 10 nov. 1982

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to certain categories of workers.

Article L5523-2

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L6241-1-1

…security contributions referred to inarticle L. 242-1 of the Social Security Code andarticle L. 741-10 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code. However, the remuneration paid to apprentices by employer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article R519-7

I. - The conditions of professional competence set out in articles R. 519-8, R. 519-9 and R. 519-10 apply to the persons referred to in article L. 519-3-3. Where applicable, when an intermediary carri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Family crèches

Article R2324-48-2

…4° Very large family crèches: 50 hours per year of "Health and Inclusive Care" referral, including 10 hours per quarter, supplemented by 10 hours per additional block of 20 children and 0.40 full-tim…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-16

…the first twelve months, the payment of two thirds of the remuneration mentioned in article R. 6153-10 and in 1° and 3° of article D. 6153-10-1 and, during the following twenty-four months, the paymen…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: DETENTION BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY

Article R741-3

…conditions provided for in Chapter III, before the expiry of the period mentioned in article L. 741-10.The petition shall be sent by any means to the registry of the court with jurisdiction pursuant t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-18

…the national averages recorded for these municipalities for those recorded for municipalities with 10,000 inhabitants or more. The municipalities are ranked according to the decreasing value of their…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article R2312-1

…out in the first paragraph of article L. 2312-3, the municipal council deliberates, in communes of 10,000 inhabitants or more, on the vote of the budget by nature or by function. Thereafter, this del…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-5

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-25-10 and L. 224-25-11 relating to the obligation to provide digital content or digital services is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Reservations relating to public policy and polygamy

Article L412-5

…ual residence permit and the temporary residence permit provided for in articles L. 425-4 or L. 425-10, as well as to the issue of the resident permit and the resident permit bearing the words "long-t…

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