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Showing 49114920 of 8144 articles for Art. 9 juill. 1979

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1200-2

…judicial measure of assistance with the management of the family budget provided for in Article 375-9-1 of the Civil Code lies with the children's judge of the place of residence of the recipient or b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Withdrawal of assignment to certain works

Article L4733-3

…as a result of being assigned to one or more of the regulated jobs referred to in article L. 4153-9, a young worker under the age of eighteen is placed in a situation that exposes him or her to seri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for certain employees.

Article D5424-6-1

…ed to in article L. 5424-5-1 is set at 0.2%, subject to the ceiling provided for in article L. 5422-9. This specific contribution is paid by the employer for a period of 24 months, starting from the m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Retirement

Article D1237-1

The rate of the retirement indemnity provided for in article L. 1237-9 is at least equal to : 1° Half a month's salary after ten years' seniority; 2° One month's salary after fifteen years' seniority;…

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

Article R430-3

If the European Commission decides, pursuant to Article 9 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139 / 2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings, to refer all or part of a c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for holding office as mayor, deputy mayor, municipal councillor and arrondissement councillor

Article R2511-20

The provisions of articles R. 2123-1 to R. 2123-7, R. 2123-9 to R. 2123-11, R. 2123-12 to R. 2123-22-1-D et D. 2123-23-1 to D. 2123-25 are applicable to arrondissement mayors, deputy arrondissement ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-59

…ot less than one month. The AMF's letter shall be sent in the manner provided for in Article R. 612-9.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Consultation on the economic and financial situation of the company

Article R2312-16

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2312-19, in undertakings with less than three hundred employees, the employer makes available to the social and economic committee, with a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article R3143-1

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 3141-1 to L. 3141-33 and L. 3164-9 relating to paid leave, as well as those of the decrees issued for their application, is punishable by a fifth-c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article R3324-16

…applicable to the supplement to the special profit-sharing reserve provided for in article L. 3324-9 and to the specific allocation agreement to which it may give rise.

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