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Showing 19811990 of 4925 articles for Art. 42 – Vienna Convention

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-68

The period of leave cannot be deducted from the period of paid annual leave and is treated as a period of actual work for the purposes of determining the legal and collective bargaining benefits linke…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3152-3

For acquired rights, converted into monetary units, which exceed the highest of the amounts set by decree in application of article L. 3253-17, the collective agreement establishes an insurance or gua…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Aid schemes set up by administrative agreements

Article 711-2

Financial aid is awarded within the framework defined by the agreement relating to the bilateral fund for co-development and co-production of Franco-Italian works, signed in Paris on 12 July 2019.

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L420-3

Any undertaking, agreement or contractual clause relating to a practice prohibited by articles L. 420-1, L. 420-2, L. 420-2-1 and L. 420-2-2.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Public authorities, public institutions or public utilities

Article 1038

Agreements entered into for the implementation of l'ordonnance n° 59-151 modifiée du 7 janvier 1959, relative à l'organisation des transports de voyageurs en Ile-de-France, are registered at a fixed f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Processing the application

Article R434-20

The mayor's use of the services of the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration, referred to in article R. 434-19, may be the subject of an organisation agreement concluded with the direct…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: International and European mobility of apprentices

Article L6222-44

The content of the contractual relationship between the apprentice, the employer in France, the employer abroad, the training centre in France and the training centre abroad is laid down by decree in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Funding and resources

Article D1114-38-1

The financial agreement concluded with the National Union pursuant to II of Article D. 221-35 of the Social Security Code is drawn up on the basis of an annual work programme and a provisional budget.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-11

The guarantee is the result of a written agreement which, in addition to the general terms and conditions, specifies the amount of the guarantee granted, the terms of remuneration, the accounting cont…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: OTHER FORMS OF INTERMUNICIPAL COOPERATION

Article L5223-2

The charters may be used as a basis for agreements with the département, region or state for the implementation of the projects and programmes they have defined. In rural areas, inter-municipal charte…

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