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Showing 55015510 of 8984 articles for Art. n° 22-18436 · AFNOR NF K 12-500

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Annual negotiations

Article L2241-10

…or, failing that, by professional agreements meet to negotiate on wages.If the employers fail to take the initiative within forty-five days, negotiations will begin within fifteen days of a request f…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Exclusions

Article L711-5

Debts arising from pledge loans taken out with municipal credit unions pursuant to article L. 514-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code may be deleted by applying the measures provided for in 2° of Art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan and savings bonds

Article L743-13

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan and savings bonds

Article L742-13

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-35

…expense, proceed with the cancellation and registration of the securities. Cancellation may only take place once the substituted security has been constituted.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3 : Conditions for accreditation of practitioners performing pre-implantation diagnosis

Article R2131-36

The practitioner approved for one of the activities mentioned in Article R. 2131-22-2 must be a doctor or pharmacist qualified in medical biology or must meet the conditions of practice laid down in A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financing (R).

Article R4433-17

For the establishment of the regional development schemes provided for in articles L. 4433-7 to L. 4433-11, L. 4433-15 et L. 4433-16, the regions of Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique and Réunion benefit,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons authorised to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant

Article D4241-6

Candidates providing evidence of professional experience duly certified by the employer, acquired either under the third paragraph of article L. 663 of the present code in its version prior to 22 June…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-9

…L. 1142-12. The Regional Commission may obtain any document, including medical documents. It may ask the president of the court or his delegate to authorise one or more of the experts mentioned in ar…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exceptional cinematographic performances

Article R211-46

…equest determines the classification measure mentioned in article R. 211-12 that accompanies the work or document's endorsement and, where applicable, the warning mentioned in article R. 211-13 that a…

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