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Showing 29112920 of 4136 articles for Art. Convention franco-britannique 1968

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to certain group provident and insurance operations.

Article A441-6

Each year, insurance undertakings carrying out the operations defined in Article L. 441-1 must inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution of the service value and acquisition value(s)…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L3311-1

The provisions of this Title apply to private-law employers and their employees. They also apply to 1° Public industrial and commercial establishments ; 2° Public administrative establishments when th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Support for training initiatives to help employees adapt.

Article L5121-4

In order to encourage employees to adapt to changes in employment within the company, particularly those with social characteristics that expose them more particularly to the consequences of economic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of policies to promote the employment of people with disabilities.

Article L5211-5

Every five years, the public employment service draws up, under the authority of the State representative in the region, a regional plan for the integration of disabled workers. This plan, coordinated…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III ter: Birth centres

Article L6323-4

Birthing centres are health facilities in which midwives, under the conditions set out in articles L. 4151-1 and L. 4151-4 relating to the practice of their profession, give birth to women whose pregn…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Increases.

Article L7422-9

When the deadlines set by the client for delivery of the work require the homeworker to extend his activity beyond eight hours per working day, the rate for performance shall be increased, unless a co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Aids for the veterinary care of farm animals

Article D1511-61

The annual amount of the study and professional project allowance, provided for in II of article L. 1511-9 of this code, awarded to students regularly enrolled in studies leading to the award of a vet…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article D2321-10

The expenditure provided for in article D. 2321-8, whether financed from own resources or by borrowing, include under investments: 1° For establishments existing on 19 September 1971 or those under co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R621-10

The AMF Board shall deliberate on :1° The annual budget and any amendments to it during the year;2° The financial statements and the appropriation of profits;3° The accounting and financial regulation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-20

In the absence of an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-32, the departure on sabbatical leave may be deferred by the employer under the conditions mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 31…

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