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Showing 29112920 of 53863 articles for Art. Rép. Cherki: AN 24-1-2017 n° 94515

French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Indirect taxes

Article 1816

In the event of the conviction of a publican for rebellion or violence against officers, the court may, independently of any other penalties incurred, order the closure of the outlet for a period of u…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Group insurance

Article A142-1

The rates charged by insurance companies for retirement savings plans are based on a technical interest rate of 0% at the most. The provisions of this article do not apply to commitments governed by A…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the approval of agreements by employees in undertakings with fewer than eleven employees and in undertakings with between eleven and twenty employees without an elected representative on the social and economic committee.

Article R2232-10

The conditions under which the employer seeks the approval of employees pursuant to articles L. 2232-21 to L. 2232-23 are as follows: 1° The consultation takes place by any means during working time.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the approval of agreements by employees in undertakings with fewer than eleven employees and in undertakings with between eleven and twenty employees without an elected representative on the social and economic committee.

Article R2232-13

Disputes relating to the list of employees to be consulted and to the regularity of the consultation shall fall within the jurisdiction of the judicial court, which shall have final jurisdiction. They…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the approval of agreements by employees in undertakings with fewer than eleven employees and in undertakings with between eleven and twenty employees without an elected representative on the social and economic committee.

Article R2232-11

The employer defines the procedures for organising the consultation, which include: 1° The procedures for sending the text of the agreement to the employees; 2° The place, date and time of the consult…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the approval of agreements by employees in undertakings with fewer than eleven employees and in undertakings with between eleven and twenty employees without an elected representative on the social and economic committee.

Article R2232-12

…before the date of the consultation, the employer shall notify the employees of the draft agreement and the organisational arrangements defined in application of article R. 2232-11.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article R742-17-1

A person on the list of suitable candidates ceases to be entered on the list at his/her request, on the date of his/her appointment as a commercial court clerk or at the end of a period of five years.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI bis: Protection of persons benefiting from exemptions or reductions in penalties for having prevented the commission of offences, for having stopped or mitigated the damage caused by an offence, or for having identified the perpetrators or accomplices of offences

Article 706-63-1

…persons may be authorised, by reasoned order issued by the president of the judicial court, to use an assumed identity. The fact of revealing that a person is using an assumed identity in application…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: End of the research period

Article R1233-15-2

In the light of the reports referred to in articles L. 1233-57-17 and L. 1233-57-20, the Prefect of the département in which the establishment has its registered office, after having heard the company…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Social institutions

Article 1069

I. - Documents relating to the application of loi n° 66-509 du 12 juillet 1966 relative à l'assurance maladie et à l'assurance maternité des travailleurs non salariés des professions non agricoles, ar…

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