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Showing 65916600 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Liquidation.

Article R6223-60

…or decision referred to in Article R. 6223-58 to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency and to the Association Council concerned. He shall inform them of the closure of the liquidation.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article L210-6

Commercial companies have legal personality from the date of their registration in the Trade and Companies Register. The regular conversion of a company does not result in the creation of a new legal…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Parental presence leave.

Article L1225-65

The duration of the parental presence leave is taken into account in its entirety for the purposes of determining the employee's rights based on seniority within the company.The employee retains the b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Audioprosthetists.

Article L4361-6

…l activity of hearing aid acoustician may only be carried out in premises reserved for this purpose and fitted out, in accordance with conditions laid down by decree, to enable the practice of hearing…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article L5221-6

Given the precautions in use and interpretation that they require, certain self-diagnostic devices mentioned in paragraph 5 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 and appearing on a list set by orde…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Control of legality

Article LO6242-6

The President of the Territorial Council shall bring to the attention of the members of the Territorial Council, at the next meeting of the Territorial Council following notification to him, the decis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Control of legality

Article LO6342-6

The President of the Territorial Council shall bring to the attention of the members of the Territorial Council, at the next meeting of the Territorial Council following notification to him, the decis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D4163-6

…to in II of article L. 4163-2 is approved by a joint order of the ministers responsible for labour and social affairs after receiving the opinion of the Conseil d'orientation des conditions de travai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4331-6

…egional health agency in whose area they are located. They are responsible for organising the tests and displaying the results. The composition of the examination boards and the appointment of their m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contrat jeune en entreprise.

Article D5522-6

For professions affiliated to the leave funds provided for in Article L. 3141-32, the amount of aid is increased by 10%.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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