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Showing 501510 of 27388 articles for Art. CJEU – C-828/18 – 4 June 2020

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article L4163-18

…he effectiveness or extent of his exposure to the occupational risk factors mentioned in article L. 4163-1, the employee may only submit a claim to the management body relating to the opening of the p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3142-18

The employer shall inform the employee of its agreement to the chosen departure date of the sabbatical leave or its postponement by any means that provides a date certain.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment of sums held in the automatic video editing account

Article 611-18

…articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules for use and hygiene applicable to collective water misting systems

Article R1335-18

I. - Collective water misting systems must be permanently connected to the water distribution network that supplies them.II. - If a permanent connection is not possible, the systems must be equipped w…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-12

…co-owners benefit from the rights of pre-emption and substitution provided for by the articles 815-14 to 815-16 and 815-18 of this code. The agreement is deemed to have been concluded for an indefinit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-18

…e to the public prosecutor any criminal offence of which he has knowledge. Articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Criminal Code apply to statutory auditors.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services in France (Incoming passport)

Article R532-18

…vider referred to inArticle L. 532-18 intends to use a tied agent, within the meaning ofArticle L. 545-1, established in its home country, the identity of that agent shall be published in the single r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Ethics, Science and Education Committee

Article R1261-18

…nts provided in support of the application for authorisation and on which it has based its opinion; 4° Where applicable, identification of any changes made to the application during its examination; 5…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: European investigation decisions under Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014

Article 694-18

…likely to constitute evidence; 3° Where a cross-border observation is requested pursuant to Article 40 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreements of 19 June 1990.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the special grant for school construction and equipment

Article D2564-18

…the grant; b) If he is aware that the ceiling provided for in the second paragraph of article D. 2564-14; c) If the operation is not carried out within the period stipulated in article D. 2564-16.

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