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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jobseekers

Article D6341-28-3

…receive, when they are following a training course approved under the conditions set out in 1° and 2° of article L. 6341-2, by way of remuneration for trainees, a monthly payment set at 685 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-322-2

…6156-3. A receipt shall be issued to the list delegate. Subject to the provisions of article R. 6152-322-3, no list may be submitted or modified after this date.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Elements constituting a trade mark

Article L711-2

…red invalid: 1° A sign which cannot constitute a trade mark within the meaning of Article L. 711-1; 2° A trade mark devoid of distinctive character; 3° A trade mark composed exclusively of elements or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Infringements of decisions taken by the Labour Inspectorate with regard to health and safety at work

Article L4752-2

…rements or analyses made by the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 in application of Article L. 4722-1 and the regulatory provisions made for the application of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Suspensive arrangements

Article 277 A

…s clearance, warehouses and temporary storage areas, import or export warehouses, inward processing;2° The supply of goods intended to be placed under one of the following arrangements:a. The suspensi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Equalisation of tax resources

Article R3335-2

For the application of Article L. 3335-2: 1° The amount of transfer duties for valuable consideration corresponds to all the duties collected by the départements, taking into account any revenue reco…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Voting procedure and election results.

Article L2314-29

…rawn up by the trade union organisations mentioned in the first and second paragraphs of article L. 2314-5. If the number of voters is less than half of the registered voters, a second ballot shall be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Decision

Article R4234-29

…en heard. The decision shall state that the hearing was public unless the provisions of article R. 4234-25 were applied. In the latter case, it is stated that the hearing took place or continued witho…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 7: Discounts

Article A444-202

The discounts provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 444-2 are granted by lawyers on the proportional emoluments set out in this section within the limit of a maximum discount rate of 20% ap…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: EXAMINATION OF THE ASYLUM APPLICATION AT THE FRONTIER

Article L351-2

…or manifestly unfounded, in exceptional circumstances and only in the cases provided for in 1° and 2° of Article L. 531-26 and 5° of article

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