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Showing 48614870 of 53167 articles for Art. L 141-16 · Cass. com. 29 June 1954 · Cass. com. 7 December 1960 · CA Orléans 18 December 2003 · Cass. com. 8 June 1982 · Cass. com. 25 June 1969

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure applicable to employees with fixed-term employment contracts.

Article L2421-8-1

For seasonal employees defined in 3° of article L. 1242-2 for whom, pursuant to an extended collective agreement or contract of employment, the employer is committed at the end of the contract to rene…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Illegal businesses

Article L352-7

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall immediately inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution if they become aware that the Solvency Capital Requirement no longer complies with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L2242-7

…nies where one or more trade union sections of representative organisations have been set up, an employer who has not fulfilled the obligation to negotiate on effective wages mentioned in 1° of articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Housing savings plan

Article R742-16

Article R. 221-108 is applicable in New Caledonia as amended by Decree no. 2011-209 of 25 February 2011.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Housing savings plan

Article R743-16

Article R. 221-108 is applicable in French Polynesia as amended by Decree no. 2011-209 of 25 February 2011.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B octies

I. - The proceeds of the special equipment taxes levied for the benefit of the public land establishments referred to in articles L. 321-1 et L. 324-1 of the town planning code, the Etablissement publ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter X: Tattooing products

Article L513-10-8

I. - The person responsible for placing a tattoo product on the market is obliged to participate in the national system of vigilance exercised over tattoo products by declaring, without delay, to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-7

Failure to send the fixed-term employment contract to the employee within two days of recruitment, in breach of article L. 1242-13, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros.A repeat offence is punishabl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-16

The Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique shall be notified of enforceable decisions involving a penalty of suspension of access to an online communication service issu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of profit-sharing.

Article L3314-7

A profit-sharing agreement approved in application ofOrdinance no. 59-126 of 7 January 1959 designed to promote employee involvement in the company may continue to use the distribution criteria based…

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