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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-11

…ntrol technique is generally used to confirm an account balance and the items comprising it, but it can also be used to confirm:- the terms of a contract or the absence of specific agreements likely t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Duration and implementation of professionalisation actions.

Article L6325-14-1

A branch agreement or a collective agreement concluded between the employees' and employers' trade unions that are signatories to the agreement setting up a cross-industry skills operator may define t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Financial holding companies, parent companies of finance companies, mixed financial holding companies, financial conglomerates, mixed holding companies and mixed parent companies of finance companies.

Article R517-11

…panies, parent undertakings of finance companies and mixed financial holding companies shall communicate the following information to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution when it is th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account

Article L6323-11

…in 2° of II of article L. 6323-4, without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 6323-2. In this case, the company may bear all the costs and may request reimbursement from the Caisse des dépôts et…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-11

For life insurance and capitalisation contracts where a unit of account is made up of units in a company mentioned in article L. 160-10 or by a société civile de placement immobilier and subject to ar…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-20

In the event of difficulties in carrying out the measure of wearing the mobile electronic anti-rapprochement device mentioned in the article 515-11-1 of the Civil Code, the matter may be referred to t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-14

…ded for inarticle L. 1237-19-3.It gives rise, within four months of its signature, to one or more local agreements concluded between the State representative and the company. These agreements comply w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Agreements with host companies

Article R6223-11

…employer, the host company and the apprentice. The agreement specifies, in particular 1° The qualification or diploma being prepared by the apprentice ; 2° The duration of the placement period; 3° The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for legal entities.

Article L4741-11

…or repeated breaches of health and safety rules at work have been identified, the court hearing the case, which acquits the natural person(s) prosecuted on the basis of articles 221-6, 221-19 and 221-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Challenge.

Article L2261-14-2

…a merger, transfer, demerger or any other legal change is envisaged which would have the effect of calling into question an agreement or arrangement, the employers of the undertakings concerned and t…

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