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Showing 30313040 of 65950 articles for Art. CJUE 30-9-2021 aff. 299/20 and ord. 10-2-2022 aff. 191/21

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Transmission of documents

Article R6332-30

…ocational training of any changes made to their articles of association, their internal regulations and their organisation chart, sending him these documents as soon as they are amended. Each year, th…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Compliance with the Code of Ethics

Article R8124-30

Labour inspectors at all levels of the hierarchy ensure compliance with this Code.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-30-12

…s service shall, at the end of the storage period of a maximum of twelve months, erase all the data and files thus stored. The applicant is notified in advance by electronic means.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Organisation

Article D4422-30-4

…ticle D. 4422-30-2 takes place within three months of the general renewal of the municipal councils and the deliberative assemblies of the agglomeration communities and the communities of communes. Wh…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions relating to aid for the creation and distribution of short cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 918-9

For the calculation in 2021 and 2022 of direct allocations to theatrical screenings of short-lived cinematographic and audiovisual works, the threshold condition of 1,500 admissions set out in article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
New regulatory part

Article Annexe à l'article R314-20

…roposed consolidation. This table is presented in accordance with the model below: COMPLETE CREDITS AND OTHER DEBTS (1) PROPOSED CREDIT GROUPING Capital outstanding, borrowing rate (2) and amount of i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-30-11

…rovisions of the first paragraph of Article R. 112-11-2 of the code of relations between the public and the administration. On the same day, it forwards the file to the authority competent to rule on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Initial training

Article D1442-10-2

…a magistrature.The content of the initial training is set by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister for Employment, published in the Journal officiel de la République française.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: "ORSAN" system

Article R3131-10-2

…strative data relating to the type of health care, including medico-psychological care; d) Identity and contact details of persons to be contacted in the event of care being provided; 2° Concerning us…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Civil status of persons born abroad who acquire or recover French nationality.

Article 98-2

A single record may be drawn up bearing statements relating to the birth and the marriage, unless the birth and the marriage have already been established by records entered in a register kept by a Fr…

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