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Showing 95619570 of 53863 articles for Art. Rép. Cherki: AN 24-1-2017 n° 94515

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: International arbitration

Article 1505

…se provided, be the president of the Paris judicial court where:1° The arbitration takes place in France; or2° The parties have agreed to submit the arbitration to French procedural law; or3° The part…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I A: Observatory of prices, margins and incomes in overseas France

Article L910-1 D

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of the national conference

Article R 1424-63

The National Fire and Rescue Services Conference is convened by its chairman at least twice a year. It may also be convened by decision of the minister responsible for civil protection. It may also be…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-40-1

Members may also practise their profession within another company that does not confer the status of trader on them, in particular a société pluri-professionnelle d'exercice provided for in Title IV b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-18

The employee placed on partial activity receives an hourly allowance, paid by his employer, corresponding to 60% of his gross remuneration used as a basis for the paid holiday allowance as provided fo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-1

…of the court that rendered the decision, approved the agreement or endorsed the future protection mandate:1° Applications for the certification of French enforceable titles with a view to their recog…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Exercising a mandate

Article L3123-14

The monthly working time of a part-time employee may not be reduced by more than one third by the use of the credit hours to which he is entitled for the exercise of mandates he holds within a company…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Allocation of working hours

Article L3123-13

…the basis of article L. 3121-44, whichever is longer, the average working hours actually worked by an employee exceed by at least two hours per week, or by the monthly equivalent of this duration, th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Minimum working hours and overtime

Article L3123-10

…or grounds for dismissal. The same applies, within these limits, if the employee is informed less than three days before the date on which the overtime is to be worked.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Information for employee representatives

Article L3123-16

Each year, the employer informs the social and economic committee, if there is one, of the number of requests for individual derogation from the minimum working time mentioned in the first paragraph o…

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