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Showing 981990 of 4136 articles for Art. Convention franco-britannique 1968

French Labour CodeIn force
Single section: Notification, publication and filing

Article D2231-5

The departmental service responsible for depositing collective labour agreements is the one in whose jurisdiction they were concluded.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose of agreements.

Article R6142-5

Agreements are concluded for two years and are renewable by tacit agreement, unless terminated by one of the parties giving four months' notice.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Adoption of the agreement.

Article R6142-33

Agreements are concluded for two years and are renewable by tacit agreement, unless terminated by one of the parties giving four months' notice.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-3

…e class, within the meaning of the classification established by the Locarno Agreement of 8 October 1968. However, this condition does not apply where the filing relates to ornamentation or if it has…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L362-2

…July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas" are replaced by the words: "by the international conventions and regulations in force"; 4° In Article L. 313-1, the words: ", and constitutes the doc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L363-2

…July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas" are replaced by the words: "by the international conventions and regulations in force"; 4° In Article L. 313-1, the words: ", and constitutes the doc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account funding

Article R6323-1

…personal training account of an employee who has worked more than or equal to half of the legal or conventional working time over the year as a whole is topped up by 500 euros for that year, up to a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L611-1

…e legal dissemination provided for in Article L. 612-21. Subject to the provisions of international conventions to which France is a party, foreign nationals whose domicile or establishment is located…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The procedure for approving a partial agreement and adjudicating the residual dispute

Article 1560

…l Code, where applicable, the technician's report, as well as the documents communicated during the conventional procedure.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 768-1

…on, of sentencing; 4° Convictions handed down by foreign courts which, pursuant to an international convention or agreement, have been notified to the French authorities ; 5° Fixed fines for misdemean…

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