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Showing 13211330 of 46101 articles for Art. CA Paris 13-2-2023 n° 21/01048

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 13: Conseiller prud'homme.

Article L2412-13

The fixed-term employment contract of a labour consultant may only be terminated before expiry of the term due to serious misconduct or unfitness for work certified by the occupational physician, or o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable to personal injury offences resulting from deliberate intoxication

Article 706-139-2

Where, pursuant to Article 351 of this Code, the question of the application of the first paragraph of Article 122-1 of the Criminal Code in relation to an accused charged with murder, assassination,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-138-2

I.-The outer packaging or, where there is no outer packaging, the immediate packaging of medicinal products bears safety features consisting of a unique identifier and a tamper-evident device, under t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-13-2

…2° And imported from another Member State or party to the European Economic Area by a pharmaceutical establishment other than the holder of the marketing authorisation or other than the company ope…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consumer rights

Article L224-25-13

…e digital content or digital service conforms to the contract if it meets in particular, where applicable, the following criteria: 1° It corresponds to the description, type, quantity and quality, in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions specific to the modality: "systemic drug treatments for cancer".

Article D6124-134-2

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of article D. 6124-134-1, the establishment authorised with mention B also has a qualified team providing intensive chemotherapy leading to fores…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2a: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de greffiers des tribunaux de commerce (financial holding companies for the liberal professions of commercial court registrars)

Article R743-139-23

…es of Association is attached to the declaration, which includes a list of the partners with an indication, as appropriate, of their profession or status with regard to article R. 743-139-2, followed,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-13-2

…by a National Disciplinary Commission, which is chaired by a president of a chamber of the Cour de cassation, appointed by the first president of the Cour de cassation, and comprises :1° A member of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388-0

…sexies and 1388 octies is equal to the ratio between: 1° On the one hand, the sum of the products, calculated respectively for the commune and the department, of the tax allowance rate by the tax rat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the family court

Article 373-2-13

The provisions contained in the approved agreement or in the divorce agreement by mutual consent in the form of a private deed countersigned by lawyers and filed with a notary, as well as decisions re…

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