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Showing 33613370 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Leave for employees elected or standing for election to parliament or local government

Article D3142-59

In the case mentioned in article L. 3142-83, the suspension of the employment contract takes effect fifteen days after the employer is notified, at the employee's request, by registered letter with ac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of property, rights and obligations

Article R5215-10

In urgent cases and at the request of the chairman of the community council, the prefect may authorise the urban community to begin carrying out certain operations for which it is responsible pursuant…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article R4532-86

…inter-company college take place on the worksite in an appropriate room and, except in exceptional cases justified by the urgency of the situation, during working hours. Meetings are preceded by a si…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: First and second category operations.

Article R4532-42

The project owner, or the main contractor in the case of subcontracting, mentions in the documents given to the contractors that the site on which they will be working if a contract is signed is subje…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties between colleagues and members of other health professions.

Article R4322-65

In all cases where they are called upon to testify in disciplinary proceedings, chiropodists are, insofar as is compatible with respect for professional secrecy, required to disclose all facts of use…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-8

Voters are the full members present of the Association's body or, in the case provided for in the second paragraph of I of article R. 4441-4, the members present of the National Council. Voting by pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Issue of approval

Article R7232-10

…ader with several establishments may be modified if one of its establishments falls into one of the cases of withdrawal mentioned in article R. 7232-12.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Determination of performance times

Article R7422-1

In the cases provided for in article L. 7422-2, the schedule of working hours is drawn up by the Prefect, after consulting a departmental committee made up of three employers and three homeworkers.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 464-2

…ay also inform the convicted person of the date of incarceration at the end of the hearing. In this case, articles 723-15 et seq. shall not apply; 4° Or, in the cases provided for in articles 397-4,46…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 80-5

…premises for a period of not more than forty-eight hours from the date of issue of the statement of case; (b) the person concerned must be allowed to remain in the premises for a period of not more th…

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