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Showing 301310 of 21091 articles for Art. CA Paris 20-5-2009 n° 08-2432

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-20

Any training provider who, before expiry of the withdrawal period provided for in article L. 6353-5, requires the trainee to pay sums in breach of the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 6…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation agreements and secondments

Article R5132-20

…es of the employees made available; 2° The tasks to be performed; 3° The place where they are to be carried out; 4° The term of the assignment; 5° Where the user is a company, the amount of remunerati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Creation, extension and conversion.

Article R2324-20

I.-The authorisation issued by the President of the Departmental Council indicates: 1° The name and company name of the legal entity managing the establishment or service; 2° The type of establishment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-20

…dance with the procedures laid down in the electoral regulations to determine which of the pairs of candidates or candidates whose term of office expires at the end of three or six years respectively.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exemptions granted by the Prefect

Article R3132-20

…ded on the list of tourist areas referred to in article L. 3132-25, the areas must receive a significant additional population during certain periods of the year due to their natural, artistic, cultur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article R724-20

The commission may, on a proposal from the Minister of Justice, withdraw the honorary status of a former judge of a commercial court under the conditions set out in articles L. 724-1, L. 724-3, L. 724…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-20

…233-16 of the French Commercial Code, or a dominant influence by virtue of the existence of significant and lasting links of solidarity resulting from financial commitments, shared management or shar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-20

In application of the fourth paragraph of article L. 5141-5, for the veterinary medicinal products mentioned in this article, the dossier attached to the application for marketing authorisation is com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-20

…e L. 823-19 be performed by the body that performs the tasks of this specialised committee. In this case, the latter body shall regularly report on the decisions thus adopted to the body responsible f…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Genetically modified organisms

Article R412-20

…1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003, as amended, on genetically modified food and feed ; 2° The provisions of paragraphs 1 to 4 and 6 to 8 of Article 4, parag…

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