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Showing 12511260 of 4136 articles for Art. Convention franco-britannique 1968

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for approval

Article R212-18

The articles of association of a grouping or the constitutive agreements of a cartel guarantee the provision of effective services to the members of the grouping or cartel and define the conditions un…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application of collective bargaining agreements

Article 122-11

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée ensures that beneficiaries of financial aid comply with their obligations regarding the application of collective labour agreements to which they are…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil penalties

Article L342-1

Any agreement by which an intermediary undertakes or proposes, in return for remuneration, to carry out one of the transactions mentioned in article L. 322-1.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Domiciliation

Article L551-7

Asylum seekers who do not have a stable place of residence elect domicile with a legal entity approved for this purpose for each département, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the presence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-17

Where the usufructuaries have not been parties to the agreement, third parties who have dealt with the manager of the undivided interest may not rely, to the detriment of the usufruct rights, on any p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Labour agreements concluded in the public sector.

Article L2233-2

In the companies and establishments mentioned in Article L. 2233-1, company agreements may supplement the provisions of the Articles of Association or determine the terms and conditions of their appli…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3122-16

Pursuant to Article L. 3122-5, an agreement or an extended collective labour agreement may set the minimum number of hours to qualify as a night worker over a reference period.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Supplementary provisions.

Article L3141-11

In the absence of a stipulation in the agreement concluded in application of article L. 3141-10, the start of the reference period for the acquisition of leave is set by a decree of the Conseil d'Etat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-91

Periods of activity in the operational reserve are considered as periods of actual work for the purposes of statutory and collective bargaining benefits in terms of seniority, promotion, paid leave an…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 421-11

The grant is paid to the author at the time of the award decision. If there is more than one author, payment is made to the authors according to the agreements between them.

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