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Showing 871880 of 40100 articles for Art. s. L. 145-15 & L. 145-16

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L612-16

…e on which the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is notified of the defendant's appeal.IV. - The conditions for application of this article are defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-16

…nd send it to the fund within six months of the end of the financial year to which the report relates. If the report is not sent within the time limit stipulated in the second paragraph, or if the evi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Negotiation procedures.

Article L2232-16

…be concluded at the level of an establishment or a group of establishments under the same conditions.The present article is applicable to the revision and denunciation of the agreement or arrangement…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Employee savings schemes

Article L2241-16

The organisations bound by a branch agreement or, failing that, by professional agreements, meet once every five years to start negotiations on setting up one or more inter-company savings plans or co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles.

Article L2261-16

The Minister responsible for labour may also, in accordance with the extension procedure provided for in sub-section 3, make riders or annexes to an extended agreement or convention compulsory by orde…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L2316-16

The use of videoconferencing to convene meetings of the central social and economic committee may be authorised by agreement between the employer and the elected members of the committee. In the absen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L2315-16

…this chapter is taken from working time and is paid as such. It is not deducted from delegation hours.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation.

Article L2353-16

…by him. These reports describe the development of the European Company's activities and its prospects. The directors of the subsidiaries and establishments making up the European Company are informed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article L2343-16

Time spent in meetings by members of the European Works Council is considered as working time and paid at the normal rate.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-16

…ng time reaches six hours, the employee is entitled to a break of at least twenty consecutive minutes.

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