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Showing 11011110 of 45438 articles for Art. 1301 · Cass. 1re civ. 5 April 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 May 2010 · Cass. 1re civ. 12 July 2001

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L2242-12

…ent concluded in one of the areas listed in 1° and 2° of article L. 2242-1 and in article L. 2242-2 may set the frequency of its renegotiation, up to a limit of four years.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Model agency authorisation and operating conditions

Article R7124-12

The decision to suspend authorisation must be justified on grounds of urgency and may only be based on facts that immediately and seriously jeopardise the health or morals of some or all of the childr…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L411-12

…ember of the second calendar year following the year of issue. Vouchers not used during this period may be exchanged within three months of the end of the period of use for holiday vouchers of the sam…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-12

Company shares may not be represented by negotiable securities. Any issue made in disregard of this rule is punishable under the conditions set out in the first paragraph of article L. 411-1 of the Mo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Endorsement.

Article L511-12

Persons sued under the bill of exchange may not raise against the bearer defences based on their personal relationships with the drawer or with previous bearers, unless the bearer, in acquiring the bi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to minors and adults

Article 1234-2

…re required to attend the meeting in person. Those who, without a legitimate excuse, fail to attend may have their tutelary office withdrawn by application of the provisions of Article 396 of the Civi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-121

The radiation protection advisor appointed by the employer pursuant to Article R. 4451-112 may also be appointed by the person responsible for the nuclear activity pursuant to Article R. 1333-19 of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions relating to checks prior to opening a Livret A passbook account

Article R221-122

…low the tax authorities to pass on information relating to any other Livret A savings accounts they may hold to the credit institution referred to in article R. 221-121. This agreement or refusal is s…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Supporting documents and other evidence relating to the conditions for participation

Article R2143-12

…perator(s) and provide proof that he will have them for the performance of the contract. This proof may be provided by any appropriate means.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Disclosure of criteria and implementation procedures

Article R2152-12

…possible for objective reasons, shall be indicated in descending order of importance. The weighting may be expressed as a range with an appropriate maximum deviation.

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