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Showing 72217230 of 11457 articles for Art. Rép. Kamowski: AN 25-12-2018 n° 13638

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2346-1

Obstructing either the setting up of a special negotiating body, a European works council or the implementation of an information and consultation procedure, or the free appointment of their members,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Conversion of the agreement.

Article R441-27

The conversion of the agreement entails, within a period of one year, the transformation of the operations subject to conversion into life annuity operations covered, in full and at all times, by math…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to the cumulation of aid

Article 312-53

The same author may not submit, individually or jointly, more than five applications per year for all the grants awarded to authors in application of this chapter.The same author may submit, individua…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Due date.

Article L511-23

…e. These time limits may be shortened by the endorsers. The drawer may prescribe that a bill of exchange payable at sight must not be presented for payment before a specified term. In this case, the t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Certification of conformity

Article R433-1

…rtification in question may carry out product or service certifications as soon as it has submitted an application for accreditation and the French Accreditation Committee has accepted the admissibili…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R413-11

At the end of the prescribed training courses or at the end of the first year of language training, where this lasts for more than one year, the French Office for Immigration and Integration will give…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Infringements of employee representation rules.

Article L4742-1

…pting to undermine either the constitution or the free appointment of members of the health, safety and working conditions committee, in particular by disregarding the provisions of Book IV of Part Tw…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-9

…ure by the responsible person, as defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009, to provide the Agence nationale de sécurité du…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Payment Security Observatory

Article R142-27

The Observatory adopts its rules of procedure by an absolute majority of its members. These rules shall stipulate the frequency of meetings, which may not be less than two per year. The Observatory is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 6: Announcement of results and disputes.

Article R713-61

In the event of partial or total annulment which has become final of the elections of the consular delegates and unless this annulment is pronounced less than one year before a general renewal, a new…

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