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Showing 56615670 of 55089 articles for Art. CA Bordeaux 2-3-2022 n° 18/04413

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Access to the activity allowance for recipients of the specific solidarity allowance

Article L5425-3

When exercising, taking up or resuming a professional activity, the beneficiary of the specific solidarity allowance is deemed to have made a request for the activity allowance mentioned in article L.…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article D5427-3

Two Government Commissioners, representing the Ministers for Employment and the Budget respectively, attend meetings of the Board of Directors and are heard whenever they so request.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Coverage of skills development initiatives for companies with fewer than fifty employees

Article D6332-39

…article L. 6332-17. II - The ancillary costs mentioned in 1° of Article L. 6332-17 cover transport, catering and accommodation costs relating to the training course. When all or part of the training t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article L653-3

…led)2° Under cover of the business or assets covered by the proceedings masking his actions, having carried out commercial acts in an interest other than that of that business or those assets;3° Havin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing of paid work placements by the State or the region.

Article L6341-3

The training courses for which the regions provide funding for the remuneration of trainees, when they are following a training course approved under the conditions laid down in article L. 6341-4, are…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article D3141-3

The following may not be deducted from annual leave: 1° Authorised absences ; 2° Maternity, paternity and adoption leave under articles L. 1225-17, L. 1225-35 and L. 1225-37; 3° Days of absence due to…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1531-3

The provisions of Chapter I of Title I of Book I of this Part are applicable to the French Southern and Antarctic Territories subject to the following adaptations: 1° In the sixth paragraph of article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R712-35

…in particular, the conditions for balanced operation; 2° A multiannual investment programme; 3° Indicators in terms of prudential debt ratios and the level of the operator's working capital enabling i…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Tourist facilities.

Article L342-3

…2016 on concession contracts, the term of these contracts is adjusted according to the nature and scale of the investments made by the developer or operator. When the residual term of a contract rela…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising and general information

Article L313-3

Any advertising document made available to the borrower relating to one of the transactions referred to in article L. 313-1 states that the borrower has a ten-day cooling-off period, that the sale is…

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