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Showing 26112620 of 29517 articles for Art. 16 mai 1962

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions and classification principles

Article R4411-6

…set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation agreements and secondments

Article R5132-18

…ollowing conditions must be met: 1° The threshold stipulated in 1° of the aforementioned article is 16 hours; 2° The total duration stipulated in 2° of the same article is 480 hours.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Technical provisions for reinsurance operations

Article R343-8

…ition costs; 4° Provision for unearned premiums: fraction of premiums corresponding to the period remaining to run on a contract or group of contracts after the end of the financial year in question a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-10

…come taxed for the previous year when they are made to the mutual fund mentioned in article L. 3332-16. For the spouse of the company director mentioned in 3° of the same article and for the employee…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Sustainable development plan

Article L4424-12

…characteristic of the natural and cultural heritage of the coastline and environments necessary for maintaining biological balances to be preserved. This deliberation takes the place of the decree pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Right of the Board of Directors to impose sanctions - Suspension or reduction of funding

Article R2135-23

In the cases provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 2135-16, the Board of Directors may, by means of a resolution adopted in accordance with the procedures defined in the third paragraph of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Administrative penalties

Article R7122-27

The regional prefect for the location of the main establishment shall impose the penalties provided for in II and III of article L. 7122-16 and in article R. 7122-26 after notifying the accused person…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R6223-36

…to the exclusion of all other information, those listed in the third paragraph of article R. 6223-16.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Staff

Article D211-52

…spective statutes; 2° Contract staff under the conditions set out in articles 4 and 6 of law no. 84-16 of 11 January 1984.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Professions of masseur-physiotherapist, chiropodist, speech therapist and orthoptist, medical electroradiology manipulator, hearing aid acoustician, optician and dietician.

Article L4414-2

…provisions of the sixth and seventh paragraphs of article L. 4311-15 and those of articles L. 4311-16 to L. 4311-18, L. 4311-26 and L. 4311-27 are applicable to masseur-physiotherapists, chiropodists…

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