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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the measurement of the audience of professional employers' organisations at professional branch level and at national and cross-industry level

Article R2152-5

In order to be taken into account, the member must have paid, by 31 March of the year of the declaration of candidacy provided for in article L. 2152-5, all the contributions due for the previous year…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Representation of professional platform organisations

Article R7343-81

To be taken into account, the member must have paid, by 31 March of the year of the declaration of candidacy provided for in article L. 7343-23, all the contributions due for the previous year.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Facilitating unauthorised entry, movement and residence

Article L823-2

…e United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, signed in Palermo on 12 December 2000.The provisions of 2° apply from the date of publication of this protocol in the Official Journa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-43-1

…e provisions of Articles 1 to 7 and 9 to 11 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2013 of 11 March 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council wit…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L421-8

The conditions for application of articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11 and L. 421-13 to L. 421-21 are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. This decree specifies in particular the conditions for issuing the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article R645-20

Articles R. 643-21 and R. 643-22 are applicable when the court pronounces the closure of the professional recovery procedure without liquidation. The judicial representative or the person chosen on th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exemptions granted by the Prefect

Article R3132-16

…23 are granted in accordance with the procedures set out in the first paragraph of Article L. 3132-21. The opinions mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 3132-21 are given within one month.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article L612-3

…diation of consumer disputes is subject to the obligation of confidentiality set out in the Article 21-3 of Law no. 95-125 of 8 February 1995 on the organisation of the courts and civil, criminal and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-4

By way of derogation from Article L. 3122-2, for retail establishments which provide goods and services and which are located in the areas referred to in Article L. 3132-24, the period of night work,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition of the Criminal Appeals Division

Article 510

…f [Provisions declared to be unconstitutional by Constitutional Council Decision no. 2019-778 DC of 21 March 2019] the appellant expressly requests that the case be heard by a panel; this request may…

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