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Showing 33713380 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
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-5

…r is given a period of not less than one month in which to make its observations known. The Prefect may then demand repayment of any sums wrongly received.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Objection to the hiring of apprentices

Article R6225-5

…the contract and, where applicable, to the educational supervisory body referred to in article R. 6251-1.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-5

…f the Agence nationale de la sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail may impose financial penalties on natural or legal persons producing or marketing veterinary medicin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L773-5

…ated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 511-35 Ordinance no. 2020-1142 of 16 September 2020 L. 511-36 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-56

…he anti-doping delegate appoints the escorts made available to the person in charge of the test. He may perform this function himself. The person in charge of testing shall ensure that the escorts so…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-53

At all stages of the proceedings, a minor who is the victim of a crime or offence may, at his or her request, be accompanied by his or her legal representative and, where applicable, by the adult of h…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Decision on recognition and enforcement and enforcement and appeals.

Article 728-55

…c prosecutor shall inform the competent authority of the sentencing State that the sentenced person may not be imprisoned in France in enforcement of that decision and that, in the event of transfer,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Partial access

Article L4002-5

…and incur the same civil, disciplinary and criminal liability as professionals covered, as the case may be, by the provisions relating to establishment or those relating to the freedom to provide serv…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Recording of sums calculated on the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-55

…lopment agreement with a television service publisher, they are valued by a multiplying factor of 1.5.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local savings companies.

Article R512-53

…ity requirements as the candidate. It must be signed by the candidate and the substitute. No person may be a substitute for more than one candidate.In all other cases, the election is by proportional…

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