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Showing 45314540 of 70378 articles for Art. s. L 141-2 to L 141-22 · R 141-1 et seq.

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-24

From the date of publication of the judgment, all creditors whose claims arose prior to the opening judgment, with the exception of employees, must send the judicial representative a declaration of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Judicial interim relief.

Article L4732-2

In the case of building or civil engineering works, where there is a serious risk of physical harm to a person working on the site as a result of non-compliance with the provisions incumbent on the pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-2

Any person who, directly or through an intermediary, recruits, retains or employs for any period whatsoever a foreign national who does not hold a permit authorising him/her to work in France, in brea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Ambulance drivers

Article L4393-2

The profession of ambulance driver may be practised by persons who hold : 1° a state ambulance driver's diploma ; 2° an ambulance driver's certificate of competence ; 3° an ambulance driver's diploma.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension and enlargement procedures.

Article L2261-26

When the amendments to an extended agreement only concern wages, they are subject to an accelerated examination procedure, the terms of which are defined by regulation after consultation of the Nation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee representative in a chamber of agriculture.

Article L2411-20

In accordance withArticle L. 515-4 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the procedure for authorising dismissal and the periods and duration of protection for employee representatives in a C…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L623-29

Group membership does not preclude the right to take action under ordinary law to obtain compensation for losses not falling within the scope defined by the judge's decision referred to in article L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: SEMI-PUBLIC COMPANIES WITH A SINGLE OPERATION

Article L1541-2

I. - Subject to this article, the selection of the economic operator shareholder(s) and the award of the contract to the single-operations semi-public company set up shall be carried out by a single p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Possibility of an agreement and specific terms and conditions resulting therefrom.

Article L1233-21

By way of derogation from the rules on consultation of employee representative bodies laid down in this Title and in Book III of Part Two, a company, group or branch agreement may lay down the terms a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3121-25

Exceptionally, in certain sectors, in certain regions or in certain companies, exceeding the maximum forty-six-hour working week provided for in Articles L. 3121-23 and L. 3121-24 may be authorised fo…

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