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Showing 18711880 of 68886 articles for Art. L 221-24 to L 221-26 and R 221-79

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Medals and honours

Article D1442-26

Honorary status may be conferred by order of the Minister of Justice to former chairmen and members of industrial tribunals who have served for twelve years. This order is made on the proposal of the…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-26

The accumulated result defined in article D. 4425-25 is allocated, when it is a surplus: 1° As a priority, to reserves to cover the financing requirement of the investment section arising at the close…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special mortgages

Article 2404

The holder of the claim referred to in 7° of Article 2402 conserves its mortgage by the double registration made: 1° By the author of the police order issued pursuant to chapitre Ier du titre Ier du l…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-26

The fee provided for in Article R. 663-28 in respect of the task of administering the business, where the continuation of the business has been authorised pursuant to Article L. 641-10 (number 12 of t…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article A123-26

The appointment of the liquidator(s) of a European Economic Interest Grouping shall give rise to the amending registration provided for in Article R. 123-66.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Technical and safety guarantees

Article A322-26

In parts of the pool where the depth does not exceed 1.50 metres, the slope of the pool floor does not exceed 0.10 metres per metre. In these areas, the pool does not present a sudden change in depth.…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Mandates given by local authorities and their public bodies for the implementation of their expenditure

Article D1611-26

I. - The presentation of the accounts is subject to the approval of the principal's authorising officer. The principal's authorising officer shall give the order to pay or recover to his public accoun…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose, organisation and operation

Article D6352-26

Vocational training centres may be set up in the form of: 1° Company centres set up by a company in its own establishments; 2° Collective centres set up by employers' or employees' professional organi…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R6153-1-24

Junior doctors authorised to practise medicine, pharmacy or dentistry as locums in a private health establishment are recruited under a private law contract and are subject to the provisions of the Fr…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-24

1° For the purposes of 1° to 5° of article D. 331-23, points are only awarded if the following conditions are met for the video game in question: a) The authors and creative collaborators are either F…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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