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Showing 12511260 of 57065 articles for Art. L 141-18 · R 123-211

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-1

The guarantee institutions referred to in article L. 3253-14 are responsible for settling the outstanding claims of employees who carry out or habitually carried out their activity on French territory…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-2

The investigators of the French Anti-Doping Agency may have recourse, for the purposes of an ongoing investigation, to experts registered on a list of legal experts, to the persons mentioned in articl…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Reimbursement of expenses.

Article L2123-18-1

Municipal council members may be reimbursed for travel and subsistence expenses incurred to attend meetings of bodies or organisations where they represent their municipality in an official capacity,…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Breach of contract.

Article L6222-18-1

If the apprentice training centre decides to exclude the apprentice permanently, the employer may initiate dismissal proceedings against the apprentice. This exclusion constitutes real and serious gro…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-18-3

When a commune ceases to be eligible for the allocation, it receives, as a non-renewable guarantee, an allocation equal to half of that which it received the previous year. When a commune ceases to be…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R6523-2-18

The provisions of articles R. 6523-2-10 to R. 6523-2-14 are applicable, under article L. 6523-1-4, to this sub-section.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Multi-professional practice partnerships

Article R422-51-18

The information provided for in articles 9 and 18 of the aforementioned Decree No. 2017-794 of 5 May 2017 shall be sent to the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle an…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 812-3

Article R812-18-4

The National Registration and Disciplinary Committee issues the certificate of completion of the traineeship to trainees who have fulfilled the obligations set out in articles R. 812-18-2 and R. 812-1…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-18-1

The proportion of directors of each sex may not be less than 40% at the end of the next general meeting called to vote on appointments, in companies which, for the third consecutive financial year, em…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity

Article L224-25-18

In the event of lack of conformity, the consumer is entitled to demand that the digital content or digital service be brought into conformity with the criteria set out in paragraph 1 of this subsectio…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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