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Showing 38513860 of 6535 articles for Art. CA Rennes – 17 Dec. 2024 – no. 23/05277

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Designation procedures

Article R23-112-14

The Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment publishes the list of persons appointed by the organisations mentioned in Article R. 23-112-1 and representing emplo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exemptions granted by the Prefect

Article R3132-16

…ecision within eight days by means of a reasoned decision which he immediately notifies to the applicants.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Reimbursement of expenses

Article D7125-29

…yana grants the financial aid provided for in article L. 7125-23 may specify the procedures for allocating and monitoring this aid, in particular the possible splitting of its payment. In respect of e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Operating conditions

Article A743-4

With the exception of funds or financial instruments received by the clerk of the commercial courts under Article L. 3253-15 of the French Labour Code, the deposits held in each mandatory deposit acco…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refugees

Article L424-5

Foreign nationals holding the resident card provided for in article L. 424-1 may be issued with a resident card bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" for a period of ten years under the conditions…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection

Article L424-14

…rmit bearing the words "long-term resident-EU", under the conditions provided for in article L. 426-17.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: GUARANTEES GRANTED TO LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES.

Article D1881-1

…ns of Title II of Book VI of Part One mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below are applicable in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, subj…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Relationship between the payment service provider and the payment service user

Article L133-15

…te means enabling the payment service user to obtain the information provided for in article L. 133-17 at any time.On request, it shall provide users with the means to prove that they have provided th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bakers' names and signs

Article L122-18

The baker's name and the commercial bakery sign mentioned in article L. 122-17 may be used when the bread is sold itinerantly by the trader, or under his responsibility, when the trader fulfils the co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Entitlement to leave

Article L3141-2

Employees returning from maternity leave under article L. 1225-17 or adoption leave under article L. 1225-37 are entitled to their annual paid leave, regardless of the period of paid leave used for th…

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