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Showing 831840 of 61421 articles for Art. L 1224-1 · CPI Art. L 132-16

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-162

I.-The regional guidance plan defines the territorial strategy for implementing jobs with a future, in particular : 1° The priority industries and sectors of activity for the deployment of jobs with a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-163

I.-Each year, the Regional Committee for Employment, Training and Vocational Guidance is consulted on the regional guidance plan referred to in article R. 5134-162 and, where applicable, on the result…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-16

The head pharmacist and the delegate pharmacist(s) of the companies or organisations mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 5124-2 must provide evidence of at least two years' practical experience in on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial sections

Article D6332-16

The skills operator manages, where appropriate, within the framework of a special section set up within it, the contributions made by self-employed workers under the conditions set out in Article L. 6…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and special conditions

Article R1125-16

When an unmarried couple or woman undergoing medically assisted procreation is asked to take part in research involving the human person carried out in the context of medically assisted procreation, t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Application procedure

Article R5221-16

If the foreign national does not reside in France, the application must be sent to: 1° If the employer is established in France, to the prefect of the département in which the establishment to which t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII bis : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land establishments and the Corsican Land Office

Article 1607 ter

It is instituted, for the benefit of the établissements publics fonciers mentioned in article L. 321-1 of the town planning code, within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-16

For the three financial years following the issue of the authorisations referred to in Articles L. 321-1, L. 321-7 and L. 329-1, the undertaking must submit to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provision to the establishments mentioned in article L. 3221-4 of the assets allocated to the public service for combating mental illnesses

Article R3221-16

The substitution referred to in articles R. 3221-13 and R. 3221-16 is recorded by the Prefect or the President of the Departmental Council and notified to their co-contractors.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Criminal provisions

Article R3261-16

Failure by an employer to comply with the provisions of articles L. 3261-1 to L. 3261-4 is punishable by a fourth-class fine.

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