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Showing 34113420 of 62240 articles for Art. L. 124-1 et seq.

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article L1271-15

…her is : 1° Either redeemable at the establishments, institutions and services mentioned in article L. 1271-9; 2° Or reimbursable by the authorised bodies and establishments mentioned in article L. 12…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties for non-compliance with the obligation to declare and provide information

Article L7122-17

…s and agents of the criminal investigation department, the labour inspectors referred to in article L. 8112-1 and the inspectors of the social security bodies are authorised to record the offences ref…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-11-1

In addition to the penalties provided for in articles L. 716-9 and L. 716-10, the court may order the total or partial, definitive or temporary closure, for a maximum period of five years, of the esta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Offences relating to public limited companies with a management board and a supervisory board

Article L245-17

The penalties provided for by Articles L. 245-1 to L. 245-15 for chairmen, managing directors and directors of public limited companies are applicable, according to their respective powers, to members…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI: Audiovisual communication

Article L1426-1

…e de télévision destiné aux informations sur la vie locale ou à la promotion des langues régionales et diffusée par voie hertzienne terrestre ou par un réseau n'utilisant pas des fréquences assignées…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: The Economic, Social and Cultural Council

Article LO6433-1

…isations and associations that contribute to the economic, social and cultural life of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. Each category of activity is represented on the Economic, Social and Cultural Council b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Legal status of documents

Article L4423-1

…cts of the President of the Executive Council are subject to legality control under the conditions set out in Chapter II of Title IV of Book I of this Part. Notwithstanding 1° of article L. 4141-2, ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Other adaptation provisions

Article L5524-10

A Conseil d'Etat decree makes the necessary adjustments to the provisions of Title II of Book IV, relating to compensation for workers deprived of employment, for their application in Guadeloupe, Fren…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-17

I. - With effect from 2020, a budget allocation is introduced for municipalities with a significant proportion of their territory classified as a Natura 2000 site or included in a national park or wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Business project support contract.

Article L5142-1

…roject support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity, under the conditions set out inarticle L. 127-1 of the French Commercial Code, benefits from the provisions of Part Four r…

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