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Showing 30113020 of 7437 articles for Art. TEPA Act 21 August 2007

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article R7345-24

…7343-12 and, in the cases provided for in the second and fourth paragraphs of II of Article R. 7545-21 and II of Article R. 7345-22, to the unrepresented self-employed workers.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions.

Article D6431-31

…rd of Directors at its next meeting. However, in the case of matters referred to in article D. 6431-21, the opinions issued by the medical committee are sent in the form of extracts to the agency's me…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The Principal State Prosecutor.

Article 422

The Public Prosecutor acts ex officio in the cases specified by law.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-26

The public prosecutor may act ex officio to invalidate a patent.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-4

Inclusion on this list enables you to act as a trade union representative.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-23

The execution of a European arrest warrant may also be refused if the act which is the subject of the said arrest warrant does not constitute an offence under French law.By way of derogation from the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article L771-2

…es dispositions des articles mentionnés dans la colonne de gauche du tableau ci-après, dans leur rédaction indiquée dans la colonne de droite du même tableau : ARTICLES APPLICABLES DANS LE RÉDACTIONUR…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APATRIDIA

Article L582-5

…idence permit referred to in article L. 424-18 or the resident permit referred to in article L. 424-21 may apply for family reunification, under the same conditions as those laid down in articles L. 5…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Transfers subject to reduced or exempt taxation

Article 707 bis

…time Fishing Code, relating to the status of tenant farming and sharecropping, or by article L. 462-21 of the same code, relating to farm leases in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martin…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Prudential rules applicable to undertakings covered by the Solvency II regime

Article A355-1

…when predefined events occur which may lead, or have already led, to significant changes in their activities and results, their system of governance, their risk profile, or their solvency and financ…

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