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Showing 30213030 of 40107 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 9-4-2013 n° 12-15.478

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Due diligence on the part of project owners and principals

Article R1263-12-1

For the application of II of article L. 1262-4-1, the project owner shall ask the subcontractor established outside France, before the start of each posting of one or more employees on national territ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Private-law dispensers.

Article L6352-9

The accounts of private training providers constituted as economic interest groups are audited by a statutory auditor, under the conditions set out in article L. 251-12 of the French Commercial Code,…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-17

For small and medium-sized cinemas, the total amount of aid is equivalent to the average of the sums entered for 2017, 2018 and 2019 in the automatic account opened for each cinema in accordance with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article L441-9

I.-Any purchase of products or provision of services for a professional activity is subject to invoicing. The seller is obliged to issue the invoice as soon as the delivery or service provision has be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions Paragraph 1 National diploma for thanatopractitioners (R).

Article D2223-123-1

Candidates for the national thanatopractor diploma must send the training body the medical certificate drawn up under the conditions mentioned in articles R. 3111-4-1 or R. 3111-4-2 of the Public Heal…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Measures to assist production companies

Article 917-2

The calculation rates are set at :- 223.74% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €9,225,000;- 85.02% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: General obligations of traders

Article A123-9

The decisions of the Strategic Steering Committee relate to any matter within its remit as referred to in 1° to 12° of Article A. 123-7. The Strategic Steering Committee may be consulted by the single…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information and communication

Article D7343-92

In the absence of other arrangements provided for by a collective sector agreement concluded pursuant to Article L. 7343-45, the platform : 1° Communicate, by any means, to the self-employed worker us…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information and communication

Article D7343-93

Any interested party may consult, free of charge, the sector collective agreements filed with the Employment Platforms Labour Relations Authority. They may obtain a copy, at their own expense, in acco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Managing pharmacists

Article R5126-91

The provisions of article R. 5126-38 are applicable to the in-house pharmacies of the Paris fire brigade and the Marseille marine fire brigade.

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