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Showing 23512360 of 69500 articles for Art. 515-6 al. 1 and al. 2

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

Article R2221-64

…l nature relating to the operation of the public service. The board may carry out any investigation and control measures. It submits any useful proposals to the mayor. The director keeps the board inf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-6

…agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or arrangement may provide for payment for the meal and break times mentioned in article L. 3121-2, even when these are not recognised as actual working…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for calculating the amount of the advance

Article R2191-6

…tial amount of the contract is reduced by the amount of the services entrusted to the subcontractor and giving rise to direct payment.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of elections.

Article L2314-6

…visions to the contrary, the validity of the pre-electoral agreement concluded between the employer and the trade union organisations concerned is subject to its signature by the majority of the trade…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Companies with fewer than fifty employees.

Article L2143-6

…may appoint, for the duration of his term of office, a member of the staff delegation to the social and economic committee as a trade union delegate.Unless provided for by agreement, this mandate does…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Regional commission, departmental or interdepartmental section

Article R2522-6

…r interdepartmental sections are competent for disputes arising within their jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the provisions of the first and second paragraphs, the dispute may be referred to the regiona…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Delivery terms

Article R2151-6

The tenderer must submit his tender in a single submission. If several tenders are successively submitted by the same tenderer, only the last tender received by the purchaser within the deadline set f…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Search for an assignment.

Article R6152-50-6

…e offers of employment that satisfy the conditions mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 6152-50-5, the Director General of the National Management Centre may decide, after obtaining the opi…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Negotiating and formalising the commercial relationship

Article L441-6

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 441-3 to L. 441-5 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €75,000 for a natural person and €375,000 for a legal entity.The maximum fine incurred is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-66

Notarisation (numbers 13 to 15 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of:1° A fixed fee of €56.60, in the case of notarisation after death, recording the devolution of the estate;2° A proportional f…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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