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Showing 57915800 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional organisation

Article R821-66

The vice-presidents assist the president and replace him/her in the event of resignation, absence or impediment. In the absence of the Chairman or Vice-Chairmen, the duties of the Chairman are perform…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Gender equality in the workplace

Article R2242-6

…ailure to comply, the measures taken by the company with regard to gender equality in the workplace and the employer's good faith. Under the heading of reasons for failure, all reasons beyond the cont…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: General rules applicable to the public contracts mentioned in Title I, with the exception of those relating to the public rail passenger transport service

Article L2521-6

…e IX of Book III of this Part relating to the control of the cost of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments is applicable to the public defence or security contracts mentioned in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R4437-6

Articles R. 3123-1, R. 3123-3 to R. 3123-8 and R. 3123-20 to R. 3123-22 are applicable to the presidents and members of the Mayotte Economic, Social and Environmental Council and the Mayotte Council f…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Administrative authorisation for non-Community insurance undertakings whose head office is located in a Member State of the European Economic Area.

Article R321-6

…vided for in article L. 321-7 is issued under the conditions set out in articles R. 321-1, R. 321-3 and R. 321-5, and refused under the conditions set out in article R. 321-4.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4 : Start-up grant for self-employed activity

Article D5213-60

…r than those for which it was granted, if the business is not operated or if the person concerned abandons the profession without justification.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Individual authorisation

Article R7124-6

…ofessional occupational health service specialising in occupational medicine for performing artists and technicians.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Intervention by the guardianship judge

Article 387-3

…them, the public prosecutor or any third party with knowledge of acts or omissions that manifestly and substantially compromise the property interests of the minor or of a situation likely to cause s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 39-3

…used by the investigators, the proportionality of the investigative acts with regard to the nature and seriousness of the facts, the direction given to the investigation and the quality of the invest…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employment certificate

Article D1234-6

…cate contains only the following information: 1° The date on which the employee entered the company and the date on which he left; 2° The nature of the job or jobs successively held and the periods du…

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