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Showing 37113720 of 57142 articles for Art. Loi 2019-744 of 19-7-2019

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-7

Failure by the user to comply with the provisions relating to the duration of the assignment, as laid down by the stipulations of the agreement or branch agreement concluded pursuant toarticle L. 1251…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R326-7

…lowing information on its website without delay, in a dedicated and identifiable section: -the date of the approval order; -the procedures for exercising the right to object provided for in the fifth…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and central counterparties

Article L613-70

The authorisation provided for in Article 18(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 of 12 November 2010 on the timing, management and other aspects of the auctioning of greenhouse gas emission…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery and other work equipment

Article R4313-77

…armonised standards do not cover all the relevant technical rules, the manufacturer shall apply one of the following procedures: 1° The EC type-examination procedure and internal production control; 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry

Article A712-7

For the operations mentioned in 2° and 3° of article R. 712-7, the threshold below which the approval of the supervisory authority is not required is set at 5% of the operating income entered in the l…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compensation for loss resulting from non-performance of the contract

Article 1231-7

In all matters, an award of compensation carries interest at the legal rate even in the absence of a claim or special provision in the judgment. Unless otherwise provided by law, such interest shall a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-7

For the application in Mayotte of article L. 1226-1, the words: "provided for in article L. 321-1 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "provided for in 7° of article 20-1 of order n…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the management of the guarantee fund for risks associated with the agricultural spreading of urban or industrial sewage sludge.

Article R424-7

The operations carried out by the Caisse centrale de réassurance on behalf of the Fonds de garantie des risques liés à l'épandage agricole des boues urbaines ou industrielles are audited by the statut…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-7

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat determines the conditions of incorporation of companies subject to State control by virtue of article L. 310-1 and 1° of III of article L. 310-1-1 and of supplementary p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-7

A decree in the Council of State shall define the procedures for applying this chapter, in particular the appropriate sources of information for each category of works that must be consulted for the s…

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