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Showing 19011910 of 65903 articles for Art. 457-1 to 459-2

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R6523-2-20

…er no. 77-1102 of 26 September 1977, as amended, extending and adapting various provisions relating to social affairs to the department of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon".

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Accounting and reporting obligations.

Article R533-2-2

…l report the return on their assets, calculated by dividing their net profit by their balance sheet total.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-214-2

…y hold, without limitation, transferable securities issued by the company or by a company belonging to the same group within the meaning of I of article L. 214-165-1. These funds may not hold more tha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Storage receipts

Article R522-24-2

…the operating rules for the register provided for in the previous article set out the information to be sent by general shops to the platform manager to enable the latter to check its accuracy. This…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: UCITS

Article L214-2-2

Any UCITS established under foreign law must be notified to the Autorité des marchés financiers by the competent authority of its home Member State before its units or shares are marketed in France or…

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

Article R511-2-2

When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution assesses the good repute of the persons mentioned in Article L. 511-51 in accordance with Articles L. 511-10 or R. 511-3-1, it consults the ce…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Retirement

Article D1237-2-2

…areness campaign takes place during normal working hours. It enables employees, before they retire, to acquire the skills needed to: 1° Ensure their own safety, that of the victim or any other person…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-25-2

…operating licence shall be issued after a reasoned opinion has been given by the committee referred to in Article R. 613-10 which shall give its opinion on whether the application complies with Articl…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to oral proceedings

Article 446-2

When the proceedings are adjourned to a later hearing, the judge may organise the exchanges between the parties appearing. After having heard their opinions, the judge may thus set the time limits and…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to ski lifts.

Article R342-23

The duties performed by the project manager referred to in article R 342-4 include at least : a) A description of the organisation of the project ; b) Verification that the project is suited to the te…

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