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Showing 20312040 of 64544 articles for Art. 2 and Art. 187

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue of approval

Article R1253-24

…the administrative authority of any change in the information mentioned in 1° to 3° of article D. 1253-1 within one month of the change.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue of approval

Article R1253-25

…the latter to verify, for each member of the group, the information mentioned in 5° of article D. 1253-1 and to know the reason, place and duration of the work carried out by each of the group's empl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R321-2

…pendent management organisations established in France are subject to the provisions of article R. 321-5, 1° to 7°, 10° and 11° of Article R. 321-15, article R. 321-16, as well as the provisions of ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Public holidays

Article R3164-2

…e L. 3164-8, the employment of young workers on public holidays recognised by law are : 1° Hotels ; 2° Catering ; 3° Caterers and reception organisers; 4° Cafés, tobacconists and public houses; 5° Bak…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Seasonal employees.

Article D4625-22

…five days of actual work assigned to jobs presenting particular risks as mentioned in article R. 4624-23, except for employees recruited for a job equivalent to those previously held if no unfitness…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D6523-2-2

…l branches concerned submit a request for management of the contributions mentioned in article D. 6523-2-1 to the ministers responsible for vocational training and overseas France.This request must be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Territorial boundaries and administrative centre

Article L4122-2

…of a region is decided by decree in the Conseil d'Etat after consultation with the regional council and the departmental councils, as well as the municipal councils of the city where the capital is lo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Repayable advance.

Article L5141-2

…ling one of the conditions mentioned in 3° to 7° of article L. 5141-1 as well as persons aged fifty and over registered on the jobseekers' list may benefit from financial assistance from the State. Th…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: National parks.

Article D343-2

…III of Book III of the regulatory part of the code de l'environne…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 698-2

The civil action for compensation for damage caused by one of the offences mentioned in the first paragraph of articles 697-1 or 697-4 belongs to those who have personally suffered damage directly cau…

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