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Showing 38213830 of 61182 articles for Art. L. 1334-12-1

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-1

…d; 3° Net profit is increased by the amount of the provision for investment provided for in article L. 3325-3. If this provision is added to the taxable profit for a given financial year, its amount i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for the formation of the contract.

Article L6222-1

No one may be taken on as an apprentice unless they are between the ages of sixteen and twenty-nine at the start of the apprenticeship.However, young people aged at least fifteen may begin an apprenti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of offices in the Martinique Assembly and the Executive Council

Article L7227-1

…regard to his job. This interview does not replace the professional interview mentioned in article L. 6315-1 of the Labour Code. The employer and the employee member of the Martinique Assembly may ag…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External action by local and regional authorities

Article L1115-1-1

…ial authorities and their groupings, within the framework of the agreements provided for in article L. 1115-1, emergency aid actions for the benefit of these authorities and groupings, as well as inte…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-18

…2° The terms and conditions of the management lease provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 5124-2 ; 3° The duration and content of the appropriate practical experience which pharmacists in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Book VIII: CONTROLS AND PENALTIES

Article L820-1

In accordance with article L. 270-1, the provisions of articles L. 821-3 to L. 821-5, L. 822-1 to L. 822-6, L. 823-1 to L. 823-10, L. 823-11 to L. 823-17, L. 824-1 to L. 824-9 and L. 824-11 are applic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-10

…wastewater. This contribution is in addition, where applicable, to the charges mentioned inarticle L. 2224-12-2 of the General Local Authorities Code and to any sums owed by the interested parties un…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-13

…r to meet the needs identified as part of the territorial diagnostics referred to in III of article L. 1434-10 and on the basis of the health projects of primary care teams, the health projects of spe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-1

…d to carry out the activity of custody account keeper for financial instruments pursuant to Article L. 542-1. II. - In order to carry out the activity of UCITS custodian, the entities referred to in 3…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-11-1

…delegation to a third party of the custody of the assets of the UCITS referred to in II of article L. 214-10-5 does not exonerate the depositary from its liability.

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