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Showing 15111520 of 4145 articles for Art. Convention franco-américaine 1994

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1387

The law governs conjugal association, as regards property, only in the absence of special agreements which the spouses may make as they see fit, provided that they are not contrary to good morals or t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L2241-4

The organisations bound by a branch agreement or, failing that, by professional agreements may, at the request of one of them, enter into negotiations specifying the timetable, frequency, topics and p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L2263-1

When, in application of an express legislative provision in a given matter, an agreement or an extended collective labour agreement derogates from legal provisions, infringements of the derogatory sti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-5

In the absence of an agreement, the employee is entitled to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-4, the duration of which may not be less than that provided for in the same Article L. 3142-4.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3152-1

The collective agreement determines the conditions and limits under which the time savings account may be credited with time or money at the initiative of the employee or, for hours worked in excess o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R431-48

The compensation fund set up by article L. 431-14 contributes, within the framework of the agreements provided for in the said article, to compensation for losses affecting buildings for which work be…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R442-7-3

The agreement referred to in article L. 432-4 specifies the conditions for implementing the mandate provided for in the same article, in particular those relating to the remuneration of the body refer…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Orientation

Article R551-4

As soon as the asylum seeker arrives, the manager of the place of accommodation or, where applicable, the organisation under agreement pursuant to Article L. 550-2, informs the French Office for Immig…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Commitments of the borrower.

Article 1880

The borrower is obliged to take reasonable care of the custody and preservation of the thing lent. He may only use it for the purpose determined by its nature or by the agreement; all on pain of damag…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Withdrawal of assignment to certain works

Article L4733-4

Withdrawal decisions taken in application of articles L. 4733-2 and L. 4733-3 may not result in any financial prejudice to the young person concerned or in the suspension or termination of the employm…

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