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Showing 15711580 of 61501 articles for Art. L 144-13 · C. trav. Art. L 1224-1

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article R812-13

I. - Pursuant to the provisions of the eighth paragraph of Article L. 812-3, are exempt from professional training:- court-appointed administrators, lawyers, notaries, auctioneers, bailiffs, commercia…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Implementing provisions

Article R4313-13

The issue of the EC declaration of conformity or the declaration of incorporation and the affixing of the CE marking carried out in a Member State of the European Community shall have the same effect…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article A811-13

The qualifying examination for the profession of court-appointed administrator is organised at least once a year.The dates and places of the tests are set by the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-3 (art. A212-49)

PROFESSIONAL FRAME OF REFERENCE Although sport in France today meets a variety of social expectations (health, leisure, socialising, education, etc.), sport practised in a competitive context remains…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-13

Chapters I bis, II, III and IV of Title III of Book I of this Part, in the wording resulting from Decree no. 2021-453 of 16 April 2021 postponing the end of the application of Decree no. 2020-610 of 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article D5122-13

The hourly rate of the partial activity allowance for each employee concerned is equal to 36% of gross hourly pay as calculated in article R. 5122-12, limited to 4.5 times the hourly rate of the inter…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee and local representative

Article R2421-13

When one or more of the employees referred to in article L. 2421-3 is to be made redundant for economic reasons affecting ten or more employees within the same thirty-day period , the employer must at…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Procedure for authorising the importation of human body parts or products mentioned in Article R. 1245-1, for the personal use of one or more recipients, as provided for in the second paragraph of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-13

The application for authorisation provided for in the second paragraph of II of Article L. 1245-5 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Administrative procedure

Article R3132-13

The request to obtain one of the derogations provided for in articles L. 3132-14 and L. 3132-16 shall be accompanied by the necessary supporting documents and the opinion of the trade union delegates…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3° bis: Premises acquired or developed with State assistance

Article 1384 D

From 1st January 2000, premises acquired, fitted out or built with a view to creating temporary or emergency accommodation facilities that are the subject of an agreement between the owner or manager…

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