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Showing 54215430 of 19706 articles for Art. SI 1963/1319 — France–UK estate-duty convention

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Groups of employers not falling within the scope of the same collective agreement.

Article L1253-17

Persons who do not fall within the scope of application of the same collective agreement may form an employers' group provided that the collective agreement applicable to the group is determined.The g…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R*441-14

…same information for each member and setting the age at which each beneficiary is entitled to a pension.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Employers' group made up of private-sector members and local authorities

Article R1253-43

…e, all members choose the collective agreement they wish the grouping to apply, subject to the provisions of article D. 1253-7.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-2

…stipulations of a company or establishment agreement or of a branch agreement contrary to the provisions of articles L. 3121-27 to L. 3121-33 and L. 3121-35 to L. 3121-40 is punishable by a fourth-cl…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of apprenticeships in apprentice training centres

Article R6232-1

The agreement provided for in article L. 6232-1 sets out the conditions under which all or part of the teaching normally provided by the apprentice training centre is provided by the structures mentio…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Establishments, services or organisations without an in-house pharmacy

Article R5126-107

…organisation. In particular, these agreements set out the terms and conditions for supplying, dispensing and holding the medicinal products, products or articles mentioned in article L. 4211-1 and the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-67

An employee participating in a mission outside France on behalf of a humanitarian association governed by the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association or entered in the register of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the insurance of vehicles in international traffic and certain other vehicles.

Article R*211-22

…tate referred to in article L. 211-4 must comply with the insurance obligation if they are in possession of a valid international insurance card known as a "green card".The international insurance car…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6461-17

The collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon may, with the agreement of the authorities of the Republic, be an associate member of the regional bodies mentioned in article LO 6461-14 or observer with…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-45

…tent authority of the convicting State in order to determine whether partial enforcement of the decision, in respect of only those offences that may justify recognition and enforcement, is possible.

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