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Showing 18911900 of 66753 articles for Art. s. L. 221-1 & L. 221-2

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of candidates

Article L1441-22

…of the name of the employee from his company whom he intends to put forward on his list of candidates. This notification is made as from the opening date for the submission of candidatures.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of candidates

Article L1441-21

Declarations of candidacy that do not comply with the conditions set out in articles L. 1441-18 to L. 1441-20 on the closing date for the submission of candidacies may not be registered by the adminis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Veterinary medicinal products

Article L1453-2

…existence of the agreements they have entered into with : 1° The professionals mentioned in article L. 5143-2 and the groups mentioned in article L. 5143-6, as well as the associations representing th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Other authorised agents

Article L511-21

Officials responsible for economic protection of consumers are empowered by order of the Minister for the Economy to investigate and record infringements and breaches of the provisions mentioned in su…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibition on proprietary trading

Article L420-2

…does not commit its own capital or trade by matching with its own account on the platforms it manages. Proprietary trading is a form of trading in which a person, the facilitator, acts as an intermedi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation and administration

Article L514-2

…and the legislative, regulatory and European provisions directly applicable to municipal credit banks. To this end, it carries out any checks and controls it deems appropriate and obtains any document…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L518-2

…ublic policies conducted by the State and local authorities, and may engage in competitive activities.Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations is a special institution responsible for administering deposits…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Travel and traffic.

Article L2143-20

…ee at his workstation, provided that they do not cause any significant inconvenience to the employees.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-21

A company agreement concluded under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2232-12 or, in the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the employer and the soc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article L2315-28

…companies with fewer than three hundred employees, the committee meets at least once every two months. The committee may hold a second meeting at the request of the majority of its members.

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