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Showing 45014510 of 23114 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 21-11-2024 n° 21-12.661

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Mediation in the non-industrial and commercial public sector

Article D6274-1

For the public employers mentioned in article L. 6227-1, a mediator is appointed to resolve disputes between the employer and the apprentice or his legal representative concerning the performance or t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Openings, mutations and transfers

Article R3335-15

The Préfet de département or, in Paris, the Préfet de police or, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, the Préfet de police des Bouches-du-Rhône may determine by decree, in certain communes and with…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R652-1

…E RÉDACTION R. 623-1 to R. 623-3 Resulting from decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R. 623-4 Décret n° 2019-1333 du 11 décembre 2019 R. 623-5 to R. 623-33 Resulting from décret n° 2016-884 du 29 juin…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Regulatory part

Article Annexe 10

…suance of the last work permit: \n\t\t\t-work permit corresponding to the position held (CERFA form n° 15187*01) or dematerialized work permit; \n\t\t\t-element of the employer's nominative social dec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial reporting requirements

Article L451-1-6

The Legal and Administrative Information Directorate is responsible for the centralised storage of regulated information, as provided for in Article 21 of Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliam…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-23

Subject to justification in the notes to the financial statements, the consolidating company may use, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 123-17, valuation rules set by regulation of the A…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Special employee share ownership schemes.

Article R212-5

The rules relating to employee profit-sharing are set out in Chapter I of Title IV of Book IV of the Labour Code and in Decree no. 87-947 of 26 November 1987 setting the conditions for application of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Departmental Advisory Committee (R)

Article R1425-4

The election of the department's representatives to the commission and the elections provided for by the decree no. 96-1005 of 22 November 1996 relating to the installation of the first boards of dire…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2223-55-1

The prior declarations and supporting documents mentioned in articles R. 2213-2-2, R. 2213-5, R. 2213-7, R. 2213-8, R. 2213-8-1, R. 2213-10, R. 2213-13, R. 2213-14, R. 2213-21 and R. 2213-28 are kept…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-10

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in Article L. 2312-21, the information contained in the database covers the current year, the two preceding years and, as may be envisaged, the following…

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