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Showing 381390 of 66032 articles for Art. al. 2 · Cass. com. 26 November 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 January 2009 · Cass. com. 1 March 2011

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure before the Advisory Committee

Article R7124-26

…rawal of the individual authorisation and of the approvals provided for respectively in articles L. 7124-3 and L. 7124-5 is pronounced by the administrative authority defined in article R. 7124-1 afte…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R6223-26

…ciation, shares in the company may be freely transferred between members, in accordance witharticle 20 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966. II - In the event that a member decides to transfer shares…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The examination referred to in article R. 811-28-5

Article A811-26

The examination to test knowledge is organised at least once a year. The dates and locations of the tests are set by the Minister of Justice and published four months before the date of the first test…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Special housing allowance for primary school teachers

Article L2334-26

From 1986 onwards, communes receive a special allocation, deducted from State revenue, to cover the costs they incur in housing teachers.This allocation changes each year in line with the overall oper…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Early termination of the contract.

Article L1251-26

If a temporary employment agency terminates an employee's contract of employment before the end of the term provided for in the contract, it will, except in cases of serious misconduct or force majeur…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article R121-26

The Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration may take in civil servants on secondment or secondment, as well as civil servants from public or private bodies managing a public service, with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Additional designations

Article R1441-26

Industrial tribunal members are appointed pursuant to article L. 1441-26, by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Labour, published in the Journal officiel de la République franç…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article L225-267

However, general meetings of sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière deliberating on amendments to the Articles of Association or on proposals to continue the company beyond the term fixed for its…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-26

Where the undertaking is operated by a company, the competent corporate body of that undertaking shall appoint, at the same time as the pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge and in order to repla…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-26

The Board of Directors deliberates, in the six months preceding the renewal of the representatives of the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation, on the number and di…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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