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Showing 17511760 of 56635 articles for Art. Decree 2023-1409 of 29-12-2023

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-12

…ubject to the provisions relating to the management section, cases are divided between the sections of the industrial tribunal in accordance with the conditions defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: France Compétences

Article L6123-12

France Compétences' revenue is made up of taxes of all kinds, subsidies, fees for services rendered, income from sales and rentals as well as donations and bequests and miscellaneous income. A percent…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R324-12

If, at the end of the period provided for in Article R. 324-7, no agreement has been reached between the parties, the mediator may, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, either make re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions

Article L6213-12

…22, L. 6211-23, L. 6213-2 and L. 6213-3 are made after consultation with a commission, including professionals, whose composition, conditions of consultation and powers are set by decree in the Conse…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Sale and provision of services without prior order

Article L121-12

…to require immediate or deferred payment for goods or services supplied by a trader or, in the case of goods, to require their return or preservation, without the goods having been the subject of a pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract.

Article L1251-12

The agreement or the extended branch agreement of the user company may set the total duration of the assignment contract. This duration may neither have the purpose nor the effect of permanently filli…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Fixing the term and duration of the contract

Article L1254-12

The total duration of the fixed-term contract may not exceed eighteen months, taking into account any renewals under the conditions set out in Article L. 1254-17.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays

Article L211-12

…revision is to be calculated. Price increases are only possible if they are the direct consequence of a change in: 1° The price of passenger transport resulting from the cost of fuel or other energy…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for payment and repayment of financial aid

Article 121-5

…by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, the international standardised number (ISAN) of the cinematographic, audiovisual or multimedia work or project for which the aid has been granted…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for payment and repayment of financial aid

Article 121-3

The receipt and payment of financial aid are subject to compliance with the conditions under which it is awarded and compliance with the conditions for carrying out the project or the expenditure cove…

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