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Showing 25112520 of 64636 articles for Art. CE 12-5-2022 n° 416727 and CE 27-3-2020 n° 428234

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic voting procedures

Article R2314-12

Each employee receives a detailed information leaflet on the electoral process. The members of the staff delegation and the members of the polling station receive training on the electronic voting sys…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conciliation

Article R3252-12

The procedure for seizure of sums due by way of remuneration shall be preceded, on pain of nullity, by an attempt at conciliation, in chambers.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L111-12

…alent to registered mail, as long as it meets the requirements of article L. 100 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L412-12

…informed, by means of labelling prominently displaying these particulars, of the name of the brewer and the place of brewing of the beers. The detailed rules for applying this article are laid down by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules.

Article R712-12

The essential rules of organisation and financial, budgetary and accounting procedures applicable to establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry comply with the requirements spe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Transport and infrastructure management

Article R4424-12

The system of fees for occupying the public domain is set by the Corsican Assembly on a proposal from the President of the Executive Council.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Valuation of assets

Article R343-12

…cle R. 332-2, the value of the last quotation; b) For instruments traded over-the-counter, the replacement cost, valued by at least two undertakings not included in the same scope of consolidation or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article R762-12

An order of the Minister responsible for trade shall specify the terms and conditions under which the formalities provided for in this chapter shall be carried out electronically. This order provides…

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

Article D3324-12

…e amount of rights that may be allocated to any one employee may not, for any one financial year, exceed a sum equal to three quarters of the ceiling provided for in Article D. 3324-10.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Reference perimeter and authorisation for installation within this perimeter

Article A761-12

…the prefect informs the manager of the market of national interest of the application without delay and sends him a copy of the first part of the file, with the exception of the document mentioned in…

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