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Showing 14111420 of 28995 articles for Art. 20 mai 1997

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation by application of an agreement

Article R5212-14

The agreement is forwarded to the competent administrative authority for approval by the most diligent party no later than 31 May of the first year of implementation of the programme, in accordance wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-15

…xecutive Officer, with the exception of the matters referred to in 1°, 3°, 4°, 6°, 7°, 10°, 18° and 20°, within the limits that it shall determine and in accordance with procedures that allow it to be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery of undue benefits and administrative penalties

Article R5426-18

…due payments referred to in Article L. 5426-8-1 by deduction from future benefits, up to a limit of 20% of their amount for those referred to in Article L. 5423-1 .

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article R1612-31

…shall refer the matter to the regional audit chamber, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 1612-20, when the accounts of the municipal or inter-municipal public establishment show a deficit in the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2573-41

…replaced by the words: "centre de gestion et de formation créé par l'article 30 de l'ordonnance n° 2005-10 du 4 janvier 2005 portant statut général des fonctionnaires des communes et des groupements…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-86

Undertakings for collective investment in real estate must invest at least 20% of their real estate assets in buildings constructed, rented or offered for rent. The conditions for assessing this 20% r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Simplified extradition procedure

Article 696-32

…with the forms provided for in articles 148-6 and 148-7. The provisions of articles 696-19 and 696-20 shall then apply..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: 1st May Day

Article L3133-6

In establishments and services which, due to the nature of their activity, cannot interrupt work, employees employed on 1st May are entitled, in addition to the salary corresponding to the work perfor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: 1st May Day

Article L3133-5

Unemployment on 1st May cannot be a reason for a reduction in salary. Employees paid by the hour, by the day or by output are entitled to compensation equal to the wages lost as a result of unemployme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: The knowledge test referred to in article L. 811-5

Article A811-36

Each test is marked from 0 to 20. Each mark is subject to the coefficient laid down for the corresponding test. Admission is decided by the selection board on the basis of the average of the marks obt…

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