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Showing 38413850 of 8012 articles for Art. CJEU – Kontogeorgas – C-104/95 – 12 Dec. 1996

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article R3121-3

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 3121-11, the employer communicates, by any means giving a date certain, to the employees concerned the individual scheduling of on-call per…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-13

…applies to quarries annexed to the undertakings mentioned in the first paragraph of Article D. 3141-12 as well as to workshops, worksites and other establishments working exclusively for the operation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators.

Article R811-8

Holders of the Diplôme d'études comptables supérieures previously governed by Decree no. 81-537 of 12 May 1981 relating to the Diplôme d'études comptables supérieures are considered, for the purposes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conduct of the treatment order.

Article R3711-19

…nating doctor informs the initially designated attending doctor. The provisions of articles R. 3711-12 to R. 3711-17 then apply.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for granting compensation.

Article D5424-13

The compensation limit provided for in Article L. 5424-12 is set at three quarters of the salary. The maximum number of hours that can be compensated is set at nine hours per day up to a maximum of fo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L656-2

…no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991 relating to legal aid" are replaced by the words: "Order no. 92-1147 of 12 October 1992 relating to legal aid in criminal matters in New Caledonia and the Wallis and Futuna…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-4

…he roll of section G; 11° One elected pair of pharmacists registered on the register of section H ; 12° A pharmacist who is a member of the French National Academy of Pharmacy, appointed by the Academ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-10-7

…ber of integration posts giving entitlement to the financial aid provided for in article R. 5132-10-12; 4° The integration commitments made by the structure and the indicators designed to report on ac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 200-0 A

1. The total tax benefits mentioned in 2, with the exception of those mentioned in articles 199 undecies A, 199 undecies B, 199 undecies C and 199 unvicies and in XII of Article 199 novovicies, may no…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions applicable to Martinique

Article A428-2

I.-The Conférence des financeurs du sport de la Martinique is made up of four colleges: 1° The college of State representatives comprises : a) The Prefect of Martinique or his representative; b) The R…

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