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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agreement

Article D5134-148

The application for an agreement is made by submitting a file that includes in particular: 1° A presentation of the employing organisation, its project and its objectives; 2° The number and characteri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Partnership with the Institution Nationale des Invalides under Article L. 6147-16

Article R6147-146

Co-operation between the army hospitals located in the Ile-de-France region and the National Invalids Institution aims to strengthen their complementarity in the field of care for the physically and p…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order

Article L237-14

I. - In the absence of clauses in the articles or of an express agreement between the parties, the liquidation of the dissolved company shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of this s…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-14

As stated in article…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Penalties

Article R483-14

The parties to the proceedings, third parties and their legal representatives may be ordered by the court seised to pay a civil fine of up to €10,000, without prejudice to any damages that may be clai…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Building and public works companies out of work due to bad weather.

Article L5424-14

Daily bad weather allowances do not constitute pay and therefore do not give rise to the payment of social security contributions, with the exception of those relating to the application of legislatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Common provisions

Article R3261-14

A part-time employee, employed for a number of hours equal to or greater than half of the legal weekly working time or the weekly working time provided for in the collective bargaining agreement, if t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medicinal products containing radionuclides.

Article R5121-143

For medicinal products containing radionuclides, in addition to the information provided for in article R. 5121-140, the labelling of the protective shielding provides all the explanations relating to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-12

…the accuracy of the settlement calculations;of the supporting documents mentioned in Article R. 821-14-15;-application of the rules of prescription and forfeiture.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compensation for loss of revenue

Article 917-14

The amount of the direct allocation is set at 2.50 euros per admission to cinemas located in the geographical areas affected by the restriction measures during the period in which these measures were…

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