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Showing 591600 of 34927 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 22-D-10 du 12 Apr 2022

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from the weekly working time in the event of combination with another part-time employment contract

Article D5132-10-5-4

…and L. 5213-13; 2° A document specifying the employment support measures that it plans to implement during the derogation period to facilitate professional transition. When the request for a derogatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from the weekly working time in the event of combination with another part-time employment contract

Article D5132-10-5-3

…weekly working time for the holder of a fixed-term contract concluded in application of article L. 1242-3 is authorised by the Prefect, after examination by the structure for integration through econ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article D225-104-2

The employee headcount threshold provided for in 4° of Article L. 225-115 is assessed on the closing date of the last financial year.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D8-2-10

The court with jurisdiction over the offences referred to in article 15-3-1 is the Paris judicial court.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Needs assessment and protection measures for victims of crime

Article D1-10-1

The conclusions of the in-depth assessment are taken into account by the victim support association when it provides aid or assistance to the victim of the offence.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-2-10

When the public prosecutor's delegate notifies a misdemeanour criminal order in application of the second paragraph of article 495-3, he may receive payment of the criminal fines pronounced using an e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French judicial authorities of a European Investigation Order issued by another Member State

Article D47-1-10

…ny event within one week of receipt, using the form set out in Annex B to Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014 referred to above.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article D214-32-10

The initial capital of a SICAV may not be less than €300,000.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operating rules

Article D1411-45-10

When its opinion is required, consultation of the Conference is deemed to have taken place if no action is taken within the period mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 133-14 of the Code of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Territorial, local and departmental chambers of commerce and industry in the Ile-de-France region

Article D711-10-1

Within the scope of their powers, the territorial chambers of commerce and industry and the regional chambers of commerce and industry are competent authorities pursuant to article 32 of law no. 2010-…

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