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Showing 881890 of 53704 articles for Art. CA Paris 1-12-2021 n° 20/04742

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation by application of an agreement

Article R5212-12

…inancing the actions provided for in the agreement. The multi-annual programme is drawn up for each calendar year.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for registration in national directories

Article R6113-12

…ilable online on the France Compétences website, decides on the registration of professional qualifications in the national register of professional qualifications under the procedure provided for in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Model agency authorisation and operating conditions

Article R7124-12

The decision to suspend authorisation must be justified on grounds of urgency and may only be based on facts that immediately and seriously jeopardise the health or morals of some or all of the childr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contraceptives other than medicines and condoms.

Article R5134-12

…essential for the proper use of the product or object;c) An express and legible invitation to read carefully the instructions in the package leaflet or on the outer packaging, as the case may be.In t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-12

Where appropriate, the contract sets out the financial compensation associated with the contractual commitments, in particular those covered by the regional intervention fund provided for in article L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Apportionment and collection of certain taxes

Article L2331-12

…n goods and services is distributed among the municipalities in whose territory a natural area is located are determined by article L. 321-12 of the environment code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-12

The estimated diligence required to carry out the programme of work must involve for a financial year, depending on the amount of the balance sheet of the person or entity, plus the amount of operatin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Sales of medicinal plants.

Article D4211-12

Where the use of medicinal plants listed in the Pharmacopoeia has been authorised in food supplements pursuant to decree no. 2006-352 of 20 March 2006 relating to food supplements, these food suppleme…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-12

…up a safety management system for each group of installations under the jurisdiction of the same local authority organising the ski lift service which he manages. The same safety management system ma…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Joint and several liability of those responsible

Article L481-12

Where the compensated victims are the direct or indirect contractors of the joint and several debtors, the amount of the contribution of the natural or legal person mentioned in article L. 481-1 which…

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