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Showing 54515460 of 60748 articles for Art. CE 11-5-2021 n° 440044 and 440045

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Approval of sectoral collective agreements

Article L7343-53

The decision to approve a sector agreement lapses on the date on which the agreement in question ceases to have effect.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Approval of sectoral collective agreements

Article L7343-51

…so refuse to approve an agreement on grounds of general interest, in particular on the grounds of excessive interference with free competition. It may also exclude clauses that can be severed from the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Approval of sectoral collective agreements

Article L7343-52

The approval decision is made public in accordance with procedures laid down by decree.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions

Article R112-50

The provisions of articles R. 112-40 and R. 112-45 do not apply in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion Island, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, Wallis and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-5

…pecial profit-sharing reserve between the beneficiaries is calculated in proportion to the salary received, up to a limit of three times the ceiling mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 241-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Specific powers.

Article L4523-5

The social and economic committee may call on the services of an expert in technological risks, under conditions determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat. However, these provisions do not apply in e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formal notice prior to the official report.

Article L4721-5

By way of derogation from the provisions of article L. 4721-4, the labour inspection officers mentioned in article L. 8112-1 are authorised to draw up an official report immediately, without prior for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-5

For a manufacturer, agent, distributor or importer of a device referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 to carry out, cause to be carried out, disseminate or cause to be disseminated adver…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L7321-5

Any agreement contrary to the provisions of this chapter is null and void.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-5

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article D. 3324-4, in the case of public and ministerial offices whose proprietor is not a trader, the equity capital comprises: 1° firstly, the asset value…

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