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Showing 751760 of 57889 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 12-DCC-13 du 1 Feb 2012

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Directorate-General for Labour

Article R8121-13

…authority over the decentralised services and is responsible for the application of Convention No. 81 of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) of 11 July 1947 on labour inspection, as well as Co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Respective rights and duties of management and staff under their authority

Article R8124-13

…Electoral Code and the General Code of Local Authorities, subject to the provisions of article R. 8124-15.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Involvement of the French Office for Immigration and Integration acting on a court order

Article R8252-13

…Office for Immigration and Integration receives a criminal decision referred to in article R. 8252-11, he shall implement the procedure provided for in article R. 8252-8 under the same conditions.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-13

…ned by decree giving entitlement to payment of the insurance allowance provided for in article L. 351-3 entails the obligation for the employer to pay to the institution mentioned in article L.311-7 a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Staff representative bodies

Article R713-13

…code, subject to the provisions of the national statute for personnel in the electricity and gas industries relating to the management of social activities.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with the obligation

Article D8254-13

Where several persons are concerned by the application, in respect of the same foreign employee, of the financial solidarity rule provided for in article L. 8254-2, the Director General of the Office…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conciliation.

Article R742-13

When the parties concerned take the initiative to have recourse to the regulatory conciliation procedure, the most diligent party sends the Minister or the Director of Maritime Affairs concerned a req…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special schemes.

Article L351-13

The following are entitled to the allowance provided for in article L. 351-10, subject to the conditions of age and previous activity laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat : 1° Fishermen on board…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Non-performance of the contract

Article 1218

…o jure and the parties are released from their obligations under the conditions set out in articles 1351and 1351-1.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-1

…charge (FPS) if the fee is not paid immediately or is not paid in full. The amount of the FPS is reduced, where applicable, by the amount of the parking charge already paid on the basis of the last p…

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