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Showing 110 of 56638 articles for Art. L. 2311-2

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L2311-2

…en employees for twelve consecutive months.Staff numbers are calculated in accordance with articles L. 1111-2 and L. 1251-54.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2311-2

The municipal budget includes the resources required to cover the investment expenditure to be carried out during the financial year for which it was voted. The municipal council determines the order…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Centres and establishments.

Article L2311-2

…cided by the local authority concerned, after consultation with the chair of the departmental council.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter XI: Sharing capital gains on the sale of shares with company employees

Article L23-11-2

The sharing undertaking defined in article L. 23-11-1 is set out in an agreement between any holder of securities and the company concerned, which undertakes to transfer the amount resulting from the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-12

…of a management company are liable to a fine of €30,000 if they : 1° Failing to comply with Article L. 214-101 ; 2° Failing to submit the documents provided for in the first two paragraphs of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishments providing family information, advice or counselling

Article R2311-2

I.-Persons setting up or managing an establishment as referred to in article R. 2311-1 shall submit an application for approval by any means that confers a date certain to the State representative in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Content of technical specifications

Article R2311-2

The provisions of articles R. 2111-4 and R. 2111-5 apply.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article D2311-2

…and nomenclature by function as well as the presentation of budget documents referred to in Article L. 2312-3 are set by joint order of the Minister responsible for local authorities and the Minister…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical certificate and health questionnaire

Article D231-1-2

The renewal of a licence is understood to mean the issue of a new licence, without a break in time with the previous one, within the same federation.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-12

I. - The second group comprises the following three categories of cinemas:1° Category C: cinemas located in urban units with a population of 100,000 or more;2° Category D: cinemas located in urban uni…

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