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Showing 12711280 of 7906 articles for Art. Décret 2024-152 – 28 Feb. 2024

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article D7121-29

…l entities governed by public law carrying out the types of activities mentioned in article D. 7121-28 on a principal, ancillary or occasional basis, in any legal form whatsoever; 2° Artistic and tech…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-80

…ted pursuant to article L. 225-79-2 are set in accordance with the rules defined in articles L. 225-28 à L. 225-34.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions relating to aid for the creation and distribution of short cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 918-4

…the fifteen-month period has not expired on the date of entry into force of resolution no. 2020/CA/28 of 8 December 2020.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of redeployment leave

Article R1233-30

…e has eight days from the date of presentation to sign the document provided for in article R. 1233-28. If, at the end of this period, the document has not been signed, the employer will notify the em…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-8

…alth Safety, within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012, on each: 1° Application for marketing authorisation for a vete…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Insurance for farmers against private accidents, accidents at work and occupational diseases.

Article L442-5

As stated in article L. 752-28 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime (Rural and Maritime Fishing Code), people who have the option of taking out supplementary insurance against accidents in privat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Quality of execution of transactions

Article L420-17

…on for the various financial instruments.The obligations mentioned in this article shall apply from 28 February 2023.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title I: PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE CALCULATION OF SUPPORT FOR THE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION AND EXPLOITATION OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC WORKS

Article 810-1

…tes or coefficients used to calculate the investment allowances referred to in articles 211-26, 211-28, 211-29, 222-4, 232-6 and 232-7, as well as the rates used to calculate and the ceilings for the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R1233-2

…is subject, for its borrowings, to the rules set out in the I of Article 12 of Law no. 2010-1645 of 28 December 2010 on public finance programming for the years 2011 to 2014. It also receives dividend…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of funds from the joint fund

Article R2135-27

…rectors, the amount earmarked for the allocations provided for in 1° and 2° of I of Article R. 2135-28 is set at 73 million euros.

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