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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1242-8-1

…quired by safety measures. It is also twenty-four months: 1° When the contract is performed abroad; 2° When the contract is concluded in the context of the permanent departure of an employee prior to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative fine for late payment

Article L3133-14

…transparency of financial relations between Member States and the contracting entities mentioned in 2° and 3° of Article L. 1212-1 are liable to an administrative fine of up to two million euros for e…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Unjustified geographical blocking

Article L132-24-1

…ally wished to access, in breach of the prohibitions laid down in Article 3 of the same Regulation; 2° Applying general terms and conditions of access to goods and services in breach of Article 4 of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article R511-2-1

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or the European Central Bank, as the case may be, shall decide on an application for the authorisation provided for in Article L. 511-10 withi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 VE

…ic undertaking to sell, signed and dated between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2023 at the latest; 2° Completed no later than 31 December of the second year following the year in which the unilateral…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-16-6 (art. A212-225)

…in and analyse his/her professional experience in terms of safety, based on his/her list of routes; 2° A presentation on the study of the practical case involving the design of a route project. The ai…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-16

The fee provided for in Article R. 663-16 in respect of the task of collecting and distributing dividends laid down by the plan (number 4 of table 4-2) is set in proportion to the cumulative amount of…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: The procedure for adjudicating a continuing dispute

Article 1562

Where the dispute persists in its entirety, the judge may hear it: - either in accordance with the rules governing the procedure applicable before him; - or in accordance with the procedures laid down…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation

Article R2524-10

…lus activity, the secretarial service is provided: 1° Either by specially recruited civil servants; 2° Or by civil servants made available to the Court by the Minister for Employment.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange.

Article R511-9

Extracts from the register mentioned in Article R. 511-4 are issued upon written request, dated and signed by the applicant, specifying, in capital letters for surnames, the surname, forenames, compan…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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