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Showing 58615870 of 69211 articles for Art. s. L 237-2 · L 237-15 · L 237-16 · R 237-1

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Pledging of securities accounts and securities

Article L211-20

I. - The pledge of a securities account is constituted, both between the parties and in relation to the issuing legal entity and third parties, by a declaration signed by the account holder. This decl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Salary.

Article L6222-28

Overtime is paid in the same way as any other employee of the company.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Powers exercised on behalf of the State.

Article L2122-27

The mayor is responsible, under the authority of the representative of the State in the department: 1° For the publication and enforcement of laws and regulations; 2° For the enforcement of general sa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Leave of absence and maternity leave.

Article L1225-26

In the absence of a collective agreement at branch or company level setting guarantees for the development of employees' pay during maternity leave and following such leave that are at least as favour…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to non-identifying data and the identity of the third-party donor

Article L2143-2

Any person conceived by medically assisted procreation with a third party donor may, if they so wish, have access at the age of majority to the identity and non-identifying data of the third party don…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article L526-25

The sole trader may, at the written request of a creditor, waive the derogation provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 526-22, for a specific undertaking for which he must state the term a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Costs of proceedings.

Article L663-2

The terms of remuneration of court-appointed administrators, court-appointed agents, plan execution commissioners and liquidators are set in accordance with Title IV bis of Book IV. This remuneration…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Teaching and hospital staff.

Article L6151-2

As stated in article…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L141-2

The "Atout France, agence de développement touristique de la France" economic interest grouping, placed under the supervision of the Minister for Tourism, is subject to the provisions of this article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pension

Article L211-27

A repurchase agreement is a transaction whereby a legal entity, a unit trust, a real estate investment trust, a professional real estate investment trust, a specialised financing fund or a securitisat…

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