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Showing 47614770 of 64569 articles for Art. s. L 141-2 to L 141-22 · L 141-5 · L 141-14 · L 143-21

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Formal notices from the Departmental Director of Labour, Employment and Vocational Training.

Article L4721-2

The formal notices issued by the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment, drawn up in accordance with the procedures laid down by regulation, set a deadline for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment of training costs

Article L6323-23

The educational costs and the costs associated with the validation of skills and knowledge relating to the training of jobseekers who use their personal account are paid for by the body mentioned in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5511-2-2

For its application in Mayotte, 2° of Article L. 5125-3 is worded as follows:" 2° The opening of a pharmacy by means of creation, if the demographic conditions provided for in Article L. 5511-3 are me…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions for negotiating agreements concluded in undertakings without a trade union delegate or works council

Article L2232-29-2

For the purposes of this sub-section, the number of employees is calculated in accordance with the procedures defined in articles L. 1111-2 and L. 1251-54.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Provisions applicable to investment services providers relating to the design and distribution of financial instruments

Article L533-24

Investment services providers other than portfolio management companies which design financial instruments for sale to clients : 1° Maintain, apply and review a validation process for each financial i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to personal recovery without compulsory liquidation and to personal recovery with compulsory liquidation

Article L743-2

At any time during the procedure, the judge may, if he considers that the debtor's situation is not irremediably compromised, refer the case back to the commission.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article L125-2

Insurance undertakings must include in the contracts referred to in article L. 125-1 a clause extending their cover to the losses referred to in the third paragraph of the said article.The cover provi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L145-2

I.-The provisions of this chapter also apply: 1° To leases of premises or buildings housing educational establishments; 2° To leases granted to municipalities for buildings or premises assigned, eithe…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Quasi-regulation

Article L2511-2

The rules defined in Title II also apply to public contracts concluded by a controlled legal entity which is a contracting authority, including when it acts as a contracting entity, with: 1° Either th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single chapter.

Article L711-2

To satisfy the enforcement of a decision mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 700-1, the foreign national shall return to the country of which he is a national or any country, other than a Member Stat…

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