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Showing 49514960 of 58203 articles for Art. R 143-14 · C. com. Art. L 622-30

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution of profit-sharing.

Article L3314-9

Any sums paid to beneficiaries under the profit-sharing agreement after the last day of the fifth month following the end of the financial year will be subject to late payment interest equal to 1.33 t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Food, advertising and promotion.

Article L2133-2

Photographs for commercial use of models, as defined inarticle L. 7123-2 of the French Employment Code, whose body appearance has been modified by image processing software in order to make the model'…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to certain properties

Article R162-7

Sums of a maintenance nature made available to the account holder pursuant to articles…

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

Article L3441-7

Departmental councils in overseas departments may use local semi-public companies and semi-public companies governed by the loi n° 46-860 du 30 avril 1946 précitée, pour la mise en œuvre des actions e…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to Mayotte.

Article R363-3

For the application of article D. 332-6, the references to articles L. 411-1 and R. 412-16 of the Forestry Code are replaced respectively by those to articles L. 411-1 and R. * 412-14 of the Mayotte F…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-15

Where a dismissal is made in disregard of the provisions relating to the reinstatement of the employee, as provided for inarticle L. 1226-8, the court hearing the case may propose that the employee be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-15

The creation of these shares gives rise to the application of articles L. 225-8, L. 225-10, L. 225-14, L. 225-147, L. 22-10-53 and L. 22-10-54 relating to special advantages when shares are issued to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-77

For the purposes of 1° of I of article L. 214-31, a company is deemed to carry out its activities mainly in establishments located in the regions or geographical area chosen by a local investment fund…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Order.

Article L4121-2

The Association of Physicians, the Association of Dental Surgeons and the Association of Midwives shall ensure that the principles of morality, probity, competence and devotion essential to the practi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General conditions of practice.

Article L4111-4

When a health establishment, set up on French territory by a foreign body, was recognised as being in the public interest before 10 June 1949, the Minister for Health or, by delegation, the Director G…

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