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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles.

Article L2261-15

The provisions of a branch agreement or a professional or cross-industry agreement that meet the specific conditions determined by sub-section 2 may be made compulsory for all employees and employers…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles.

Article L2261-16

The Minister responsible for labour may also, in accordance with the extension procedure provided for in sub-section 3, make riders or annexes to an extended agreement or convention compulsory by orde…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles.

Article L2261-18

When a branch agreement has not been the subject of an amendment or appendix for at least five years or, in the absence of an agreement, it has not been possible to conclude agreements for at least fi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles.

Article L2261-17

In the event of the absence or failure of employees' or employers' organisations to act, resulting in the persistent impossibility of concluding an agreement or arrangement in a given branch of activi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Responsibilities

Article L2521-1

In the départements of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne, the representative of the State in the département is responsible for policing the public highways on main roads, including w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition and operation

Article D612-1

The vice-chairman of the AMF receives remuneration equivalent to that of a deputy governor of the Banque de France, as provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 142-19, as well as an expense a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Lighting

Article R4213-1

The project owner designs and builds the buildings and their fittings in such a way that they comply with the lighting rules set out in articles R. 4223-2 to R. 4223-11.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: National agricultural risk management fund

Article L431-11

The accounting and financial management of the national agricultural risk management fund referred to in Article L. 442-1 is carried out by the caisse centrale de réassurance in an account separate fr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Designations of origin

Article L431-1

An appellation of origin is the name of a country, region or locality used to designate a product originating therein, the quality or characteristics of which are due to the geographical environment,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The General Council.

Article R142-1

A notice concerning the composition of the General Council is published in the Journal officiel de la République française each time it is renewed or replaced.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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