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Showing 29312940 of 67349 articles for Art. s. L 141-3 and L 141-4 · C. civ. Arts. 1644 and 1645

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Expertise

Article L512-43

The two experts mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 512-42 have the same mission. These experts have the same obligations, the same rights, the same responsibilities and receive the same re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5224-4

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 5222-2 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 3,000 euros. The court may also order, as an additional penalty, the posting of the ju…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Lifelong vocational guidance

Article L6111-4

A dematerialised service is hereby created, free of charge and accessible to all persons, enabling them to: 1° Receive initial information and personalised advice on vocational guidance and training;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Prior interview.

Article L1233-38

When the employer makes at least ten employees redundant for economic reasons within the same thirty-day period and there is a social and economic committee in the company, the interview procedure pri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Member of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee and local representative

Article L2421-3

The dismissal envisaged by the employer of an elected member of the staff delegation to the Social and Economic Committee or of a trade union representative on the Social and Economic Committee or of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Transfers of charges and income between the Rhône department and the Lyon metropolitan authority

Article L3663-3

The local commission responsible for assessing the charges and resources transferred from the Rhône department, created by Article 38 of Law no. 2014-58 of 27 January 2014 on the modernisation of terr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Collective bargaining - Collective labour agreements.

Article L2622-4

When the national minimum professional wage for unskilled workers in Mayotte is lower than the minimum inter-professional growth wage applicable in Mayotte, the organisations bound by a branch agreeme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-4

I. - Statutory auditors registered on the list referred to in I of Article L. 822-1 are required to undergo ongoing professional training to enable them to maintain and improve their knowledge. II. -…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Operation.

Article L2541-4

An exception is made to the rule in the first paragraph of article L. 2121-17 : 1° When, convened a second time to deliberate on the same subject, the number of councillors present is not, this time a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Performance of the contract

Article L224-42-1

Electronic communications service providers shall compensate consumers in the following cases and in accordance with the following rules: 1° In the event of a delay in porting the number, the compensa…

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