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Showing 57715780 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction by reason of subject matter.

Article L1411-6

…t may be called into question alongside the employer in the event of a dispute between the employer and the employees it employs.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R251-6

In the event of a dispute, the sale agent will summon the debtor and all creditors to an attempt at conciliation. This meeting takes place within one month of the first dispute.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Content of technical specifications

Article R2111-6

Except in duly justified cases, the technical specifications shall be drawn up in such a way as to take account of accessibility criteria for people with disabilities or functionality criteria for all…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Poison control centre.

Article D6431-64

In all cases, the Poison Control Centre telephone service is manned 24 hours a day by a doctor or pharmacist trained in clinical toxicology.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article D1423-67

…inked, in particular because of the identity of a party, the subject matter or the cause of action, and which have not been joined, may not exceed the periods set out in the table below: NUMBER OF DEC…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Professional equality plan

Article D1143-6

The Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment may object to the professional equality plan, pursuant to Article L. 1143-3. He will issue a written and reasoned op…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Infringements of the rules concerning work by young people and by pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding

Article R4743-6

The fine provided for in article R. 4743-5 is applied as many times as there are persons employed under conditions contrary to the requirements mentioned in the same article. In the event of more than…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Devices subject to notification to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article R5211-66

The medical devices which must be notified in accordance with Article L. 5211-4 are class IIa, IIb and III medical devices and active implantable medical devices. The communication is made to the Dire…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Invalidity

Article L235-6

In the event of the nullity of a company or of acts and deliberations subsequent to its incorporation, based on a defect in consent or the incapacity of a member, and where regularisation can be effec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6162-6

…ened, the deliberations taken after the second convening, which must take place at least three days and at most eight days apart, are valid regardless of the number of members present. Voting shall be…

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