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Showing 20112020 of 30453 articles for Art. 1215 · Cass. com. 8 February 1966 · Cass. com. 27 February 2001 · Cass. 3e civ. 18 December 1968 · Cass. com. 24 March 1998

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D6341-24-3

The minimum and maximum monthly amounts provided for in articles D. 6341-24-2, D. 6341-26 and D. 6341-32-2 are set at €685 and €1,932.52 respectively.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Scientific Council.

Article R5322-18

The Board comprises : 1° Ten members, appointed for a renewable period of three years by order of the Minister for Health on the basis of their scientific expertise in the field of health products, on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-24

If the National Council uses the tender procedure, it cannot negotiate with the tenderers. It may only ask them to specify the content of their tender. Where the national council uses the procedure wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-10

…of one or more malformations or developmental disorders attributable to the prescription, before 31 December 2015, of sodium valproate or one of its derivatives during pregnancy, or where applicable,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6 : Conversion of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-245-1

…he conversion of a société anonyme into a société européenne, the first paragraph of Article L. 225-244 does not apply. The company draws up plans to convert the company into a société européenne. Thi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2a: Farm-saved seed

Article L623-24-3

…l and Maritime Fishing Code, the conditions for applying the derogation defined in l'article L. 623-24-1of this code, including the procedures for setting the amount of compensation referred to in art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article R775-18

…rding resulting from the decreeR. 532-1 to R. 532-3n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 532-4No. 2020-1148 of 17 September 2020R. 532-6n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 532-8-1n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 5…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery of undue benefits and administrative penalties

Article R5426-18

…dispute the undue nature of the payment, recover the undue payments referred to in Article L. 5426-8-1 by deduction from future benefits, up to a limit of 20% of their amount for those referred to in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-24-5

…delegate their duties under the conditions laid down in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal action by trade unions in the event of redundancies

Article D1235-18

…ganisation intends to take legal action on behalf of an employee, in application of Article L. 1235-8, it notifies the employee by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. If the employee ha…

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