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Showing 23612370 of 3337 articles for Art. 18 janv. 2011

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship

Article A321-10

The examination for access to the traineeship provided for in 4° of article R. 321-18 and articles R. 321-20 to R. 321-25 shall take place at least once a year. The dates and locations of the tests ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Control and accounting

Article R6332-40

The expenses relating to the training provided for in Article L. 2315-18 that the skills operators may cover under the financial section mentioned in 2° of Article L. 6332-3 are as follows: 1° Pedagog…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-9

…13 of 13 December 2013 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the indication of fresh, chilled and f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Career development advice

Article L6111-6

…g of the executive employment market created by the national interprofessional agreement of 12 July 2011 relating to the Association pour l'emploi des cadres, and by the operators designated under 4°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation procedure for bodies responsible for vocational integration and training initiatives

Article R6121-3

…s well as the system of penalties; 11° A reference to Commission Decision 2012/21/EU of 20 December 2011 on the application of Article 106(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article Annexe R344-7

…beverages and tobacco 4 13-15 Manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and footwear 5 16-18 Woodworking, paper and printing 6 19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 20 Chemic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Information to be provided to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R385-17

…ticle L. 385-6 and the reference to article R. 355-7 is replaced by the reference to article R. 385-18.II. - The results of the stress tests referred to in Article L. 385-3 are approved by the Board o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-20

…unication instead of postal dispatch to comply with the formalities provided for in articles R. 223-18 to R. 223-20, R. 223-20-2 and R. 223-20-3 submit the proposal to the members either by post or by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-22

…rities index, including through the use of techniques and instruments referred to in Article R. 214-18 and financial contracts, which meets the following conditions, verified by the Financial Markets…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-21

…to the attention of third parties under the conditions provided for by articles L. 141-12 to L. 141-18 on a medium authorised to receive legal notices and by means of an insertion in the Bulletin offi…

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