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Showing 46314640 of 58366 articles for Art. Ord. 2014-86 of 30 January 2014 · Loi 2015-990 of 6 August 2015

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Observatory for analysis and support for social dialogue and negotiation

Article L2234-6

…1° It draws up an annual report on social dialogue in the department;2° Employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations may refer to it any difficulties encountered during negotiations…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 441-6

…pport for the author's career, the project must comply with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to technical and professional capacities

Article R2342-6

The provisions of articles R. 2142-13 and R. 2142-14 apply.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Security features that may be requested by the purchaser

Article R2396-6

During the performance of the contract, the purchaser may ask the competent administrative authority or, in the case of a contractor established abroad, refer the matter to the national security autho…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mergers between commercial companies

Article L236-6

All companies involved in a merger draw up draft terms of merger.These draft terms are filed with the clerk of the commercial court of the registered office of the said companies to be appended to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L811-6

The national commission, on its own initiative or at the request of the Minister of Justice, the President of the Conseil national des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires, the G…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L812-6

The files monitored by the judicial representative or the person mentioned in III of article L. 812-2 who leaves office, for whatever reason, shall be distributed by the court among the other agents o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Right to an account

Article R312-6

…credit institution holding the account are deemed not to have a deposit account, within the meaning of I of article L. 312-1, from the date of receipt of the termination decision.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article D1423-68

…meetings for the council's general meetings, section meetings or chamber meetings referred to in d of 1° of article R. 1423-55 is compensated up to a limit of three meetings per year and for a total…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article D1423-67

The number of compensable hours that an industrial tribunal member may claim to have devoted to drafting decisions that are clearly linked, in particular because of the identity of a party, the subjec…

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