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Showing 28512860 of 56635 articles for Art. Decree 2023-1409 of 29-12-2023

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-12-2

…for a contribution from local authorities and their public establishments pursuant to article 88-2 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service. Aut…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article R*1237-6

…to in articles L. 1237-19-3 to L. 1237-19-5, L. 1237-19-7 and L. 1237-19-8 is the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment for the establishment in question.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 9: Organisation of training leading to qualifications in physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article A212-175-12

For training courses corresponding to one or more specific environments, the authorisation provided for in articles R. 212-32, R. 212-48, R. 212-64 and R. 212-69-2 cannot be issued to establishments t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4331-12-1

I.-Within one month of receipt of the declaration, the Prefect of the region referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 4331-12 will inform the service provider, in the light of the examination…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Derogation from the weekly working time in the event of combination with another part-time employment contract

Article D5132-26-12

…rogation, provided for in article L. 5132-11-1, from the minimum weekly working time for the holder of a fixed-term contract concluded in application of article L. 1242-3 is authorised by the Prefect,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-12-2

Pôle emploi will give an explicit decision on any request from an employer concerning one of its corporate officers or a person holding a corporate office whose purpose is to determine whether he or s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-12-2

…orise the armed forces health service to use a proprietary medicinal product outside the conditions of prescription and supply laid down in its marketing authorisation, after obtaining the opinion of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Levy on income from capitalisation bonds or contracts

Article 125-0 A

I. - 1° The products attached to capitalisation bonds or contracts as well as to investments of the same nature subscribed with insurance companies established in France are, when the bond, contract o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4352-12-1

The competent authority's assessment of the applicant's command of the French language results in a decision that may be appealed to the administrative court with territorial jurisdiction.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consumer rights

Article L224-25-12

…he contract and the criteria set out in Article L. 224-25-14. Where the contract provides for a one-off supply of digital content or a digital service, or a series of separate supply operations, the t…

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