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Showing 15311540 of 37430 articles for Art. L. 123-33 · formalites.entreprises.gouv.fr

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article L5422-1

…is treated as involuntary by the agreements relating to unemployment insurance mentioned in article L. 5422-20 ; 2° Or the employment contract has been terminated by agreement in accordance with the t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Electronic money institutions

Article L775-20

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 526-1 to L. 526-4 Law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 526-5 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: State services and property made available to the territorial collectivity of Corsica

Article L4422-43

…e available to the territorial collectivity of Corsica under the conditions provided for in article L. 4151-1 and article 16-3 of law n° 72-619 du 5 juillet 1972 portant création et organisation des r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Information for employees in the event of the sale of their company

Article L23-10-11

The transfer is again subject to articles L. 23-10-7 to L. 23-10-9when it occurs more than two years after the expiry of the period provided for in article L. 23-10-7. If during this two-year period t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Companies with fifty or more employees.

Article L2143-3

…the social and economic committee, whatever the number of voters, within the limits set in article L. 2143-12, one or more trade union delegates to represent it vis-à-vis the employer. If none of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Foreign nationals with proof of regular uninterrupted residence in France, a certain level of resources and health insurance

Article L426-18

Article L. 426-17 does not apply when the foreign national resides in France under: 1° A temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT trainee" provided for in article L. 421-30; 2° A temporary…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L4031-2

…by the trade union organisations recognised as representative at national level pursuant to article L. 162-33 of the Social Security Code. Unless otherwise stipulated, the procedures for applying this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trade union representation at branch level

Article L2122-6-1

For the staff mentioned inarticle L. 123-2 of the Social Security Code and, in Mayotte, inarticle 25-1 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, to sicknes…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter V: Obligations and responsibilities of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée

Article L125-1

…ificate if there is no entry or publication. However, for option contracts registered under article L. 123-2, it only issues the name of the literary work, the name of the author and that of his succe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Social dialogue.

Article L2

…Government submits draft legislative and regulatory texts drawn up in the field defined by Article L. 1, in the light of the results of the consultation and negotiation procedure, to the National Com…

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