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Showing 601610 of 4925 articles for Art. 42 – Vienna Convention

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-37

The share capital threshold referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 223-42 is equal to 1% of the company's balance sheet total, as recorded at the last financial year-end.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Popular savings passbook account.

Article R221-45

The transactions referred to in article R. 221-42 are those defined for passbook accounts by order of the Minister for the Economy, in accordance with the procedures set out in article L. 611-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Indoor lactaria

Article D2323-5

…o provide neonatal intensive care or neonatology intensive care as provided for in articles R. 6123-42 and R. 6123-44.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article D2223-35

…justify professional training corresponding to one of the functions referred to in articles R. 2223-42 and R. 2223-44 have the professional capacity to exercise this function.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Applications for review and reconsideration

Article 622-1

…the European Court of Human Rights that the conviction was handed down in violation of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms or its additional protocols,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Introduction of part-time working arrangements

Article L3123-17

…e for the implementation of part-time working hours at the employer's initiative. This agreement or convention may also set the conditions for the introduction of part-time working hours at the reques…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article D4622-32

…suggestions it has made; 5° The state of application of the clauses of the collective agreements or conventions relating to the activity and missions of the occupational health and prevention services…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementing provisions.

Article L4321-5

…for implementing the decrees of the Conseil d'Etat mentioned in article L. 4321-4 may be defined by conventions or agreements concluded between the administrative authority and representative national…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R66-1

…onic means, including when the communication of conviction notices is provided for by international conventions.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Mobility within or outside the European Union

Article R6222-67

…tre in France and, where applicable, the training centre abroad, pursuant to III of article L. 6222-42, specifies, in particular: 1° The start and end dates of the mobility period; 2° The purpose of t…

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