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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial assistance for employees, company directors or managers

Article R7233-12

The provisions of article L. 7233-4 apply to the financial aid of the legal entity governed by public law intended to finance universal service vouchers for the benefit of its employees and beneficiar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the different types of pledge

Article D211-12

…by the pledgor, the pledge of the pledged account or securities provided for in IV and V of article L. 211-20 is realised: 1° For sums in any currency, directly by transfer of full ownership to the pl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation

Article R1333-121

In the cases provided for in II, the fourth paragraph of III and V of Article L. 1333-9 when an authorisation is issued under Article L. 1333-2 of the Defence Code, the information on the means and me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Initial registrations

Article R521-12

…ess, the pledge of a business, maritime and river mortgages and decrees issued pursuant to articles L. 184-1 or L. 511-11 of the Construction and Housing Code relating to a building in which a busines…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the national plant variety authority

Article D412-12

…re identifiable within the budget and accounts of the public interest grouping mentioned in article L. 412-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Occupational health

Article R1262-12

In the case provided for in 3° of article L. 1262-1 and when the foreign company is working on behalf of a private individual, it shall join the inter-company occupational health service that is terri…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Use of fixed-term usage contracts

Article 122-15

…g to the conditions for the use of customary fixed-term contracts, as provided for in 3° of Article L. 1242-2 of the Labour Code, when it is aware or has been informed, pursuant to the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Provisions applicable to wards of the State.

Article 1261-1

…lating to the appeal against the order of admission as a ward of the State provided for in articles L. 224-4 et L. 224-8 du code de l'action sociale et des familles shall be brought before the judicia…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R1524-12

…ws: "Art. R. 1423-6 Cases that are not assigned to the management section in application of article L. 1423-1-2 are assigned to the interprofessional section. "

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for setting up and running health centres

Article D6323-12

…tres send the Director General of the Regional Health Agency the information referred to in Article L. 6323-1-13 relating to the previous year.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
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