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Showing 47514760 of 60498 articles for Art. Decree 2022-1294 of 5-10-2022

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Titre Emploi-Service Entreprise.

Article L1273-5

…ed with the following formalities, by giving the employee and sending the authorised body the parts of the job voucher intended for them respectively: 1° The rules for drawing up an employment contrac…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L171-5

…intended to cover risks relating to pleasure boating. Such contracts are subject to the provisions of Titles I, II and III of this Book. However, the provisions of article L. 124-3 do not prevent the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Registration in national directories

Article L6113-5

I.-Vocational diplomas and qualifications awarded on behalf of the State and created by decree and organised by order of the competent ministers, after consultation with the competent ministerial prof…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Staff and operating expenses

Article R1423-51

The staffing and operating expenses of industrial tribunals include in particular :1° The cost of maintaining the premises, heating, lighting, sanitary facilities and security ;2° Compensation for the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5

…rcle;2° Copies or reproductions made from a lawful source and strictly reserved for the private use of the copier and not intended for collective use, with the exception of copies of works of art inte…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Registration of members of the professions of medical electroradiology manipulator and medical laboratory technician and of graduates not in practice

Article D4354-5

Data transmitted in application of articles D. 4354-3 and D. 4354-4 are deemed to have been validated by the body or authority that transmitted them.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of application of plant variety certificates, duration and scope of the breeder's right

Article R623-58

Any person who, on the occasion of any acts of transfer, concession or marketing of a variety benefiting from a plant variety certificate, wishes to make use of the option offered to him by Article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article L811-5

…list by the commission unless he or she meets the following conditions: 1° Be French or a national of a Member State of the European Community or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Eco…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 712-5

The work must be the subject of production expenditure in the territory or territories of the States located in the African, Caribbean and Pacific zone in which the companies involved in the co-produc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-55

The Chief Executive Officer may be dismissed at any time by the Board of Directors. The same applies, on the proposal of the Chief Executive Officer, to the Deputy Chief Executive Officers. If the dis…

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