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Showing 23212330 of 64636 articles for Art. CE 12-5-2022 n° 416727 and CE 27-3-2020 n° 428234

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II : Determination of the remuneration of the salaried entrepreneur of a cooperative of activity and employment

Article R7331-12

At the end of the financial year, the activity and employment cooperative will regularise the calculation of the variable part of the remuneration of each entrepreneur-employee and pay the outstanding…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Reference perimeter and authorisation for installation within this perimeter

Article R761-12

…L. 761-5 shall send their application to the prefect by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, by depositing it against a receipt or by electronic means. In the latter case, the electronic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The President of the Assembly of French Guyana and the Standing Committee

Article L7123-12

…less the Assembly of French Guiana objects under the conditions set out in article L. 7123-6, the standing committee deliberates on:1° Authorise procedures for works, supply and service contracts;2° A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-12

…R. 2142-11 for carrying out the biological activities of preserving embryos with a view to their reception and implementation, mentioned in g of 2° of Article R. 2142-1, may only donate the embryo wi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-12

…ity's assets or to the public entity's decision to incorporate the asset into its assets in accordance with the clauses of the contract.At the early end or otherwise of the contract, if the work, equi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tests to verify knowledge

Article R4221-12

…pplicable in the medical biology speciality, for a period of two years. The Director General of the Centre National de Gestion organises a national procedure for choosing a post after the knowledge te…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Property.

Article 1281-7

…le letter to all the parties. Payment shall then be made under the conditions set out in the second and third paragraphs of Article 1281-5. A person duly summoned who fails to appear is deemed to have…

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

Article R645-12

At any time during the investigation, the judicial representative or the person chosen on the basis of the first paragraph of II or III of article L. 812-2 who encounters a difficulty, may request by…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-12

…t satisfy the conditions referred to in Article L. 612-1 ; 2° Which has not been divided in accordance with Article L. 612-4 ; 3° Which relates to a divisional application whose subject matter extends…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Mandate.

Article L2143-12

…by the Conseil d'Etat, taking into account the number of employees. The number thus fixed may be exceeded in application of the provisions of article L. 2143-4 and the first paragraph of article L. 2…

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