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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compulsory recovery of wages and allowances due to foreign employees not authorised to work

Article R8252-8

…Accounting Officer to recover them. The Director General shall notify the employer of his decision and of the recovery order by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by any other means…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-83

…end shareholders or make available to them, under the conditions provided for in articles R. 225-88 and R. 225-89, the following information contained in one or more documents: 1° The surnames and giv…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R221-8

Notwithstanding Article…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Clearance sales, unpacking sales, sales on sale and factory outlet sales.

Article A310-8

This mention is made under identical conditions of presentation to those provided, for the mention of the price, in articles 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 et 14 de l'arrêté du 3 décembre 1987 relatif à l'informa…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 80-1

On pain of nullity, the examining magistrate may only indict persons against whom there is serious or corroborating evidence making it likely that they may have participated, as perpetrator or accompl…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Regional fund for apprenticeship and continuing vocational training

Article R4332-8

…of Law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 on the division of powers between communes, départements, regions and the State; b) For 10%, in proportion to the number of sixteen to eighteen year olds leaving the…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-8

For the purposes of Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union through criminal law…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D147-5

At any time, the public prosecutor may refer the matter to the sentence enforcement judge so that he can order a medical assessment to check whether the sentenced person still meets the criteria set o…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Disputes relating to the conduct of electoral operations

Article R7343-59

The time limits set by articles R. 7343-56, R. 7343-57 and R. 7343-58 are calculated and extended in accordance with the provisions of articles 640 to 642 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Disputes relating to the conduct of electoral operations

Article R7343-57

The court shall rule within a period of one month from the date of referral, after having notified all interested parties fifteen days in advance by delivery against receipt or by registered letter wi…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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