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Showing 631640 of 44273 articles for Art. CE 24-2-1978 n° 97347

French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification of concentrations and granting of authorisation

Article R331-24

…on for authorisation to the prefect of the département where the event is to be held, or to the police prefect if the event is to take place on the airfields of Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Le Bourg…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The jury

Article A212-24

…g under the same conditions as those physically present and are provided with all the information necessary for the deliberations. If communication with the remote participant(s) is interrupted during…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation

Article L512-24

If the fund has variable capital, the capital may not be reduced below the amount of the foundation capital by the withdrawal of the contributions of the outgoing members.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Negotiation procedures in companies with at least fifty employees

Article L2232-24

…the employees by a majority of the votes cast, under conditions determined by decree and in compliance with the general principles of electoral law.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension and enlargement procedures.

Article L2261-24

The procedure for extending a branch agreement or a professional or cross-industry agreement is initiated at the request of one of the representative employers' or employees' organisations mentioned i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Annual consultation on the company's strategic orientations

Article L2312-24

…by the body responsible for the administration or supervision of the company, and on their consequences on activity, employment, the development of professions and skills, the organisation of work, th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Internal regulations

Article L2315-24

…tions of its operation and of its relations with the employees of the undertaking, for the performance of the duties conferred upon it by Chapter II of this Title.Except with the agreement of the empl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation.

Article L2353-24

…ean Company, which shall provide the employee representatives with the financial and material resources necessary to enable them to carry out their duties in an appropriate manner. The European Compan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 14: Dismissal of union representatives

Article L2411-24

Trade union representatives may only be dismissed with the authorisation of the labour inspector.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3122-24

In the absence of an agreement, a decree may set the list of sectors for which the maximum working week is set at between forty and forty-four hours.

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