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Showing 23712380 of 42420 articles for Art. 1873-3 · Cass. 1re civ. 21 July 1987

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article D4622-32

The inter-company committee or the inspection commission is informed : 1° Any change of sector or assignment of a doctor in a company or establishment with fifty or more employees; 2° Observations and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article D4622-31

The inter-company committee or the inspection commission is consulted on the organisation and operation of the occupational health and safety service, in particular on : 1° The budget and the implemen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Decisions taken after the prison administration has been given time to take corrective measures

Article R249-34

…cle 712-6. If the measure can only be granted following an expert appraisal pursuant to article 712-21, the judge shall order this expert assessment within the ten-day period provided for by article R…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between associations

Article 30-16

…rgers and partial contributions of assets between associations are governed by articles 30-17 to 30-21 below..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article L5541-3

For the application of Article L. 5311-1 in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, paragraphs 1 to 21 are replaced by the following paragraphs 1 to 14:1° Medicinal products, including magistral, hospital…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Exemptions

Article 35 bis

…ons who rent or sublet one or more rooms in their principal residence on a furnished basis until 15 July 2024 are exempt from income tax on the proceeds of this rental provided that the rooms rented c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-3

…Associations founded by traders, industrialists, manufacturers and craftsmen under the law of 3 July 1901, professional unions, mutual guarantee companies and savings banks are authorised to contr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R775-38

…No 2018-284 of 18 April 2018 R. 561-4 and R. 561-5 No. 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-5-1 n° 2021-387 of 2 April 2021 R. 561-5-2 to R. 561-9 n° 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-10 n° 2021-387…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-32

…h deleted) ; 3° The conditions under which the holder of a pharmacy provided for in Article L. 5125-21 must be replaced by pharmacists or by pharmacy students with a minimum level of schooling; 4° The…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Publication of acts of other administrative authorities and bodies

Article A112-36

…article L. 213-20 ; 2° Decisions that the Regulatory Control Commission decides to ma…

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