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Showing 15711580 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R8252-11

When a criminal court has handed down a final decision convicting a person of knowingly using the services of an employer of a foreign national not authorised to work, the court registry will send a c…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Professional certificate in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-11

…sport is a State diploma registered in the répertoire national des certifications professionnelles and classified at level 3 of the nomenclature of qualification levels established in application of…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays

Article L211-11

…person who satisfies all the conditions applicable to this contract. The transferor of the contract and the transferee are jointly and severally liable for payment of the balance of the price as well…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-11

…1 consists in particular of: 1° Providing useful information on health services, local authorities and consular assistance; 2° Helping the traveller to make long-distance calls and find other travel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training leave

Article L2145-11

Leave for economic, social and environmental training and trade union training is granted as a matter of right, except where the employer considers, after obtaining the opinion of the social and econo…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article L4312-11

…r is appended to the region's administrative account. It specifies, for each municipality, the list and purpose of the grants, their total amount and the ratio between this amount and the population o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article LO6471-11

…ubmission of the local authority's budget to the territorial audit chamber under articles LO 6471-7 and LO 6471-15 has the effect of suspending the implementation of this budget until the end of the p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: THE LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EVALUATION OF STANDARDS

Article R1211-11

Candidate lists must be lodged with the Ministry of the Interior on a date set by order of the Minister of the Interior. This order also sets the deadline for sending or lodging ballot papers with the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article D2342-11

…council is called to deliberate in accordance with article L. 2121-31, presents, by separate column and in the order of the chapters and articles of the budget: In revenue: 1° The nature of the revenu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Employer representation at national and multi-sectoral level

Article R2152-11

Compliance with the criteria defined in 2° and 3° of Article L. 2152-2 is assessed by the Minister for Employment, who ensures that the amount of the contribution paid is sufficient to establish that…

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