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Showing 311320 of 4145 articles for Art. Convention franco-américaine 1994

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Membership.

Article L2261-3

…of articles L. 2261-5 or L. 2261-6, as applicable. Membership is notified to the signatories of the convention or agreement and is filed in accordance with the conditions laid down by regulation, at t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Continuous work.

Article L3132-14

…ndertakings, a company or establishment agreement or, failing that, an extended branch agreement or convention may provide for the possibility of organising work on a continuous basis for economic rea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining.

Article L3133-11

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention sets out the arrangements for the Solidarity Day. This agreement may provide for : 1° Working on a public holida…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings and assignment of remuneration

Article L722-3

…ents of remuneration shall be suspended or prohibited, depending on the case, until approval of the conventional recovery plan provided for in Article L. 732-1, until the decision imposing the measure…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Suspension of eviction orders

Article L722-9

…on is acquired, for a maximum period of two years and, depending on the case, until approval of the conventional recovery plan provided for in Article L. 732-1, until the decision imposing the measure…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-41-5

…uropean Court of Human Rights that there has been a breach of the rights guaranteed by the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, a final acquittal decision b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Contractual tax exemptions and approvals

Article 1649 octies

All contracts, agreements or conventions entered into by public administrations and providing for the exemption of taxes, duties or levies collected by the State on its own behalf or on behalf of publ…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings for judgment

Article 1564-3

When the conventional phase has made it possible to bring the case to trial and to reach a partial agreement on the substance of the dispute, the application for reinstatement is accompanied by a lawy…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conciliation.

Article R742-7

…ffairs. Collective labour disputes concerning seagoing personnel which have not been subject to the conventional conciliation procedure provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 523-1 of this…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HF

…mber 1986 relating to freedom of communication, of the nationality of a State party to the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production done at Strasbourg on 2 October 1992 and eligible for fi…

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