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Showing 21012110 of 61852 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 4 December 2013 · Cass. com. 15 November 2005 · Cass. com. 2 April 1974 · Cass. com. 13 May 1980

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles.

Article L2261-15

…rofessional or cross-industry agreement that meet the specific conditions determined by sub-section 2 may be made compulsory for all employees and employers included in the scope of application of thi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Automatic exclusions specific to defence or security concession contracts

Article L3123-13

…Persons who have been convicted by a final judgment of one of the offences provided for in Articles 226-13, 222-52 to 222-59 or 413-10 to 413-12 of the French Criminal Code, Articles L. 2339-2 to L. 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-15

In the absence of an agreement referred to in Article L. 3142-14, the following provisions apply: 1° The maximum duration of the leave is three months, renewable once ; 2° The terms and conditions for…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 3: Dismissal of a statement of appeal without a hearing

Article R743-15

…ate considers rejecting a statement of appeal in application of the second paragraph of article L. 743-23, he shall by any means obtain the parties' observations on the absence of new factual or legal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Electronic money institutions

Article R775-15

Article R. 526-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree No. 2017-1313 of 31 August 2017.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-15

Special membership rules may be defined by agreement between the national overcompensation fund mentioned in Article D. 3141-22 and the employers' organisations representing a professional branch othe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Refusal to pay for a professional transition project

Article R6323-15

If the regional cross-industry joint committee rejects all or part of a request for reimbursement, it will notify the employee of the reasons for the rejection by any means that provides a date certai…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-15

I. - The fund referred to in article L. 2135-9 is managed by a joint association, administered by a board of directors made up of representatives of employee trade unions and professional employers' o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 sexies

…te to a normal and current activity;- re-invoicing of costs entered in the expense transfer account.2. The turnover of holders of non-commercial profits who do not exercise the option referred to in A…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary documents issued while an application submitted without using the teleservice referred to in article R. 431-2 is being examined

Article R431-15

The receipt for an application to renew a residence permit authorising the holder to carry out a professional activity authorises the holder to carry out a professional activity.The receipt for an app…

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