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Showing 31713180 of 46223 articles for Art. CA Paris 22 January 2013 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 November 1965 · Cass. 3e civ. 8 January 1992

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial assistance

Article R5132-8-2

The financial aid referred to in article R. 5132-8-1 is paid to the integration enterprise for each full-time position occupied. Where applicable, the amount of aid is reduced in proportion to the num…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-8

…e service, appointed by the Minister for Health on the recommendation of the Minister for Higher Education; 2° In an advisory capacity, an inspector from the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Coordinating doctors

Article R3711-8

…convicted prisoner. However, when the person has been convicted of a crime mentioned inarticle 706-53-13 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, this appointment must be made before the person concerned is…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Sub-section 2: With a view to the automatic enforcement of the expulsion decision

Article L733-8

…the voluntary obstruction of a foreign national placed under house arrest pursuant to articles L. 731-1, L. 731-3, L. 731-4 or L. 731-5 hinders the automatic enforcement of the removal decision, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
General provisions

Article 801-1

…er of pages and for each signatory, by a single signature in digital form, in accordance with technical procedures that ensure that the document cannot subsequently be altered. These documents do not…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article D47-8

…eedings during which they were extracted, acquired or transmitted, the illicit content mentioned in 3° of the article 230-46 may be retained by the judicial police officers or agents mentioned in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for registration

Article D7342-8

…requests approval of the charter, it refers the matter to the Director General of Labour. The application is made electronically on the website ( https :// demarches-simplifiees. fr). A receipt is is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Healthcare waste produced by patients undergoing self-treatment and users of self-tests

Article R1335-8-7

…collection, transport and treatment of waste arising from the use of the products mentioned in 2°, 3° and 4° of article R. 1335-8-1 is subject to the provisions of article R. 541-119 of the Environme…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: List of reference works

Article 311-32

An audiovisual work may be included on the list of reference works until 15 January of the year following that in which the work was first broadcast on a television service or made available to the pu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementation procedures and specifications for the supported employment scheme

Article D5213-88

The supported employment scheme referred to in article L. 5213-2-1 is implemented for the purpose of integration into the ordinary working environment, by a legal entity which organises, by means of t…

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