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Showing 491500 of 4136 articles for Art. Convention franco-britannique 1968

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agreement

Article D5134-153

The Prefect monitors the performance of the agreement. To this end, the employer shall provide the Prefect, at the latter's request, with any information needed to verify the proper implementation of…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Savings account holders

Article R6341-21

The holder of a savings account may be exempted from repayment in exceptional circumstances, by decision of the authority signing the agreement or, in the case of a training course not covered by an a…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Management of psychiatric emergencies

Article D6124-26-10

The stipulations of the agreements mentioned in articles D. 6124-26-8 and D. 6124-26-9 are included, where applicable, in the network's constitutive agreement provided for in article R. 6123-29.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: COMMON PROVISIONS

Article L311-2

…ration and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of border checks, amending the Convention Implementing the Schengen Agreement and amending and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1987/20…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Cooperation between Asset Recovery Offices of the Member States in tracing and identifying the proceeds of crime or other crime-related property pursuant to Council Decision 2007/845/JHA of 6 December 2007

Article 695-9-50

…ng the proceeds of crime or other property related to crime, and in the absence of an international convention stipulating otherwise, the services designated as French Asset Recovery Offices may, unde…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-19

…e L. 3123-27.A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, an extended branch agreement or convention determines the terms and conditions under which the working hours of employees who work l…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Participatory procedure

Article 1556

At the end of the conventional procedure and with the exception of applications for divorce or legal separation, which shall be decided in accordance with the provisions of Section II of Chapter V of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article R2512-28

…es of the shared services referred to in article R. 2512-27 may be shared pursuant to agreements or conventions entered into between the Commune of Paris and the départements of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Written agreements

Article L441-5

A written agreement shall be drawn up, in compliance with articles L. 441-1 and L. 442-1 to L. 442-3, for any purchase of manufactured products, manufactured at the request of the purchaser with a vie…

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

Article 511-12

The aid is awarded in the form of a grant, an advance or both.The choice of the form of aid and any resulting split between grant and advance are determined according to the characteristics of the wor…

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