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Showing 69716980 of 9169 articles for Art. CE 24-11-2014 n° 352402

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-7

By way of derogation from article R. 5221-6, foreign students holding the residence permit referred to in 11° of article R. 5221-2 may enter into : 1° A professionalisation contract as referred to in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-3

…gn national who has been granted a work permit as provided for in article R. 5221-1 may, in accordance with the terms of the permit, carry out paid employment in France if he/she holds one of the foll…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assistant pharmacists.

Article R5125-35

…nternal use, the activities mentioned in articles L. 5126-5, L. 5126-11 and L. 5126-12; 3° In pharmaceutical establishments, the activities mentioned in articles R. 5124-2 and R. 5124-40; 4° In veteri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Annual report

Article D5521-5

…contracts;9° The financing of the initiative-jeune project;10° Financing the return to work allowance provided for by article L. 5524-1, and the solidarity leave provided for by article 15 of the Ove…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-42-1

Notwithstanding article L. 2232-24 of the Labour Code, in companies not subject to the obligation to organise the elections provided for in Book III of Part Two of the same code, the agreements mentio…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-9

The decision ruling on the application for a declaration of enforceability, on the territory of the Republic, of foreign deeds and instruments, provided for in Article 48 of Regulation (EU) No 650/201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Securities lending

Article L211-22

…erson, company or institution with a comparable status. The parties may agree to additional remittances, in full ownership, of cash or financial securities, to take account of changes in the value of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-25

…is present for less than eight days ; 2° Forty-eight hours between eight days and one month's presence; 3° Two weeks after one month's presence; 4° One month after three months' presence. The trial pe…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to tourist offices set up as a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R133-13

The Director is responsible for the operation of the Office under the conditions set out in articles R. 2221-22, R. 2221-24, R. 2221-28 and R. 2221-29 of the General Local Authorities Code. Within the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-25

…ions of Article L. 623-24-1, any wilful infringement of the rights of the holder of a plant variety certificate as defined in Article L. 623-4 constitutes an infringement for which its author is civil…

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