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Showing 401410 of 61439 articles for Art. R. 3304-22 · C. mon. fin. Art. L. 224-4

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application.

Article L7122-22

The provisions of this section apply : 1° To the persons mentioned in article L. 7122-19; 2° To persons whose main activity or purpose is not the operation of places of entertainment, leisure parks or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Transfer of powers.

Article L5215-22

…e of the communes that are members of the community for the competences referred to in I of Article L. 5215-20 that the syndicate exercises, with the exception of the competences whose exercise is org…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Demergers involving the participation of joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-22

…ded in proportion to their rights in the capital of that company, the report referred to in Article L. 236-10 need not be drawn up, nor, where applicable, the report referred to in I of Article L. 236…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L2312-22

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2312-19, the social and economic committee is consulted each year on: 1° The strategic orientations of the company under the conditions def…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-22

…d aged sixteen and under who is subject to compulsory schooling in a company referred to in article L. 7124-1, without prior individual authorisation, in breach of the provisions of the same article,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-22-1

…public service. The same local councillor may not be involved in such a request more than once a year. No task may be created from 1st January of the calendar year preceding the year of the general re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article L526-22

…vity or his independent professional activities constitute the professional assets of the sole trader. Subject to Book VI of this Code, these assets may not be divided. The elements of the assets of t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Additional payment without express consent

Article L132-22

…of the obligation to obtain the consumer's express consent under the conditions set out in article L. 121-17 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Mediation

Article L623-22

…istrative procedure, in order to obtain compensation for the individual losses mentioned in Article L. 623-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-22

…shall not entail the nullity of the deliberations in which the director irregularly appointed took part. The number of directors bound to the company by a contract of employment may not exceed one thi…

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