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Showing 20112020 of 61029 articles for Art. L. 145-1

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reporting professional misconduct to the competent supervisory authorities and protection of whistleblowers

Article L785-14

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 634-1 to L. 634-3 Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022 L. 634-4 Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Financing of vocational training

Article L6131-1

…nt of the one-off contribution to vocational training and work-linked training mentioned in article L. 6131-2 ; 3° Payment of the additional apprenticeship contribution referred to in article L. 6242-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Candidate Section

Article L1441-15

…ar persons, including managers who have a particular delegation of authority, as defined in article L. 1441-12, who only employ employees in the categories defined in article L. 1423-1-2. The manageme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Representativeness criteria.

Article L2121-1

…mum of two years' seniority in the professional and geographical field covering the negotiation level. This seniority is assessed from the date of legal filing of the articles of association; 5° Audie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-16

…y, the professional rules ; 2° The composition and operation of the commission mentioned in article L. 4322-4 and the conditions under which the person concerned is subject to a compensation measure;…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L814-14

A Conseil d'Etat decree sets out the terms and conditions for applying articles L. 811-7-1 and L. 812-5-1, in particular the rules applicable to the settlement of disputes arising in connection with t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Participation of residents in local life

Article L2573-15

I. - The articles L. 2143-1, L. 2143-2 and L. 2143-3 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of article L. 2143-3:1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other products and objects.

Article L5463-1

…n accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the agents mentioned in article L. 511-3 and in 1° and 2° of I of article L. 511-22 of the Consumer Code and the doctors appointed b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-12-1

When the fixed-term employment contract is concluded in application of 6° of Article L. 1242-2, it also includes :1° The words "fixed-term contract for a defined purpose";2° The title and references o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Vocational training

Article L4433-14-1

I.-When a public establishment created on the basis of article L. 4433-14 succeeds a public administrative establishment, all the rights, property and obligations of the public administrative establis…

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