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Showing 601610 of 29800 articles for Art. 15 mai 1990

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article L2343-15

The employer shall allow the secretary and the officers of the European Works Council the time necessary to carry out their duties up to a limit which, save in exceptional circumstances, may not excee…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R121-15

The Board of Directors may, on the recommendation of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, appoint a Deputy Chief Executive Officer to assist the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Where approp…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-15

The application made by the debtor pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 645-9 is filed by the debtor at the court registry. The assigned judge who refers the case to the court in accordance…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-15

The duration of the traineeship is at least three years and at most six years. The traineeship consists of the practice of activities enabling the acquisition of sufficient experience in the professio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Organisation and operation of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-15

I. - In the performance of its compensation mission provided for in I of Article L. 312-5, the fonds de garantie des dépôts et de résolution shall have access to information held by its members, by th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Refusal and termination

Article L551-15

Material reception conditions may be refused, in whole or in part, to the applicant in the following cases:1° He refuses the region of orientation determined in application of article L. 551-3;2° He r…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Nature of the tests leading to the award of the first and second level state diploma for sports instructors and reserved for candidates who are or have been high-level sportsmen and sportswomen.

Article A212-157

The jury, in accordance with article A. 212-144, draws up the list of those admitted to the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif du premier degré et du deuxième degré, in the light of the results obtaine…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-15

Pharmacy students belonging to the health reserve provided for in article L. 3132-1, carrying out an activity as part of a commitment to serve in the operational reserve provided for in article L. 421…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Allocation of sums held in the automatic video editing account

Article 611-15

The sums entered in the automatic video publishing account may also be invested to cover the following publishing expenses, relating to cinematographic works mentioned in article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Obligations, liabilities and guarantees.

Article L522-15

General warehouse operators are responsible, within the limits of the declared value, for the custody and preservation of the warehouses entrusted to them. They are not liable for natural damage and w…

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