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Showing 15211530 of 21721 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 16 Feb. 2022 – no. 20-11.754

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Application procedure

Article R5221-16

If the foreign national does not reside in France, the application must be sent to: 1° If the employer is established in France, to the prefect of the département in which the establishment to which t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: "My Training Activity" information system

Article R6351-16

I.-The user, provider of actions contributing to the development of skills, enters, records and transmits the data mentioned in article R. 6351-15. II.-The user, an agent responsible for monitoring vo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-20-6-1

…hed in another Member State, or when it intends to take the measures referred to in Articles L. 517-16 and L. 517-17 against the latter, it shall consult the competent authority of that Member State.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 10: General provisions

Article A212-164

The certificate of qualification and aptitude for the functions mentioned in article L. 212-1 is issued by the Minister for Sport, after receiving the opinion of a qualified jury composed as follows:…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1638 quinquies

…nt of the withdrawal of a commune under the conditions provided for in articles L. 5214-26 and L. 5216-11 of the General Local Authorities Code, the public inter-municipal cooperation body subject to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing certain bodies and companies

Article 1655 ter

Subject to the provisions of

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-16

In New Caledonia and French Polynesia, the court of first instance of the Association of Midwives is constituted by a disciplinary chamber, the creation of which is subject to the finding by the Natio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-16

The committee votes by name. The authorisation is adopted by an absolute majority of the members present, the qualified persons mentioned in 3° of II, 3° of III and 3° of IV of Article L. 751-2 of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties for non-compliance with the obligation to declare and provide information

Article L7122-16

I.-When it is observed that a person, whether a natural person or a legal entity, is engaged in the activity of performing arts entrepreneur without holding a valid activity declaration receipt as ref…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Content of the agreement.

Article L2352-16

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 2352-13, the managers of each of the participating companies and the special negotiating body negotiate with a view to reaching an agree…

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