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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning companies not subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-53

In undertakings with fewer than fifty employees, the administrative authority shall verify, within twenty-one days from the date of notification of the proposed redundancy, that: 1° Staff representati…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Publication of acts of other administrative authorities and bodies

Article A112-36

The following are published in the Bulletin officiel du cinéma et de l'image animée, where applicable in extracts: 1° Recommendations for good practice drawn up by the professional consultation commit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compulsory examinations.

Article R2132-2

I.-Three examinations carried out during the first three years, set by order of the Minister for Health, will result in a health certificate being issued.II-After the examinations mentioned in I of ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial guarantee and default by the temporary employment agency.

Article L1251-49

The temporary employment contractor must at all times provide evidence of a financial guarantee ensuring payment in the event of default by the contractor:1° Wages and related benefits ;2° Compensatio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article R431-15-1

The submission of an application using the teleservice mentioned in article R. 431-2 will result in the immediate issue of a dematerialised online submission certificate. This document does not provid…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-5-3

I - For commitments covered by article L. 134-1, during the period of application of article R. 342-3, information relating to the allocation of assets by the insurance undertaking due to insufficient…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article R4437-2

I. - The following provisions of Part Four of this Code shall not apply to Mayotte: 1° Book I, except for the provisions mentioned in this chapter; 2° Title III of Book II; 3° In Book III: a) Chapter…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Filings appended to the register

Article A123-63-1

To carry out the electronic transmission of accounting documents provided for in the second paragraph of article R. 123-121-4, the individual limited liability entrepreneur shall use the IT service me…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the acts of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and its Chairman

Article A112-32

The following are published in the Bulletin officiel du cinéma et de l'image animée: 1° Directives, instructions and circulars, issued by the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article Annexe I

Template for an update statement on the affected assets SAMPLE STATEMENT OF ASSIGNED ASSETS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SIMPLIFIED ACCOUNTING OBLIGATIONS TO WHICH THE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY OF PERSONS BENEF…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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