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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the approval by employees of agreements negotiated in application of Article L. 2232-12

Article D2232-7

…le in accordance with the accelerated procedure on the merits and as a last resort.If the matter is not referred to the president of the court within eight days of notification of the arrangements for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation to practise for nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who hold evidence of formal qualifications issued by one of these States or by a third State and recognised by a Member State or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R4111-19

Once the compensatory measure has been completed and, where an adaptation period has been completed, in the light of the opinion of the committee referred to in article R. 4111-15, the Director Genera…

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French Sports CodeIn force
PRELIMINARY TITLE: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Article L100-1

…e, disability, actual or assumed membership of a nation or ethnic group, religion, language, social status, political or philosophical opinions or any other status.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2321-5

…ased in a public health establishment comprising a maternity unit and situated on the territory of another commune with less than 10,000 inhabitants contribute financially to the expenditure incurred…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-12

…s out the conditions under which the association's tasks in respect of each plan are taken over by another association having the status of a popular retirement savings group, and the conditions under…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Common provisions

Article 1649 quater K ter

…int management bodies are subject to the obligations set out in article 1649 quater E bis, if their status falls under article 1649 quater C, and articles 1649 quater F and 1649 quater G, if their sta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Declarations for the purposes of amending or cancelling registration

Article R123-248

…s, the conditions of operation, name, customary name, pseudonym, first names, personal domicile and status of the heirs and universal successors, date and place of birth, nationality and status of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Assessment of existing regulatory standards

Article R1213-29

…ble to local authorities or public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may be submitted to the national council by a mayor, president of a public establishment of i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies.

Article D1862-1

…adopted pursuant to Article 23 of Law no. 2004-193 of 27 February 2004 supplementing the autonomous status of French Polynesia. "III. - For the application of the second paragraph of article R. 1524-4…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Plenary session (R).

Article R5211-19

…then per tranche of 100 communes; d) Per public inter-municipal cooperation body with its own tax status with more than 50,000 inhabitants in the department; e) From a threshold of twenty-five publi…

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