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Showing 35313540 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Obligations and financial responsibility of project owners and principals

Article R1263-18

…ng that if the employer, project manager or principal fails to pay their wages, they may take their case to the industrial tribunal to recover the sums due.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-65

…mmunes with fewer than 3,500 inhabitants, the operating board may be the municipal council. In this case, the operating board may be chaired by the mayor or by one of its members, appointed by the may…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation

Article R2524-5

…hearing is chaired by the most senior Conseiller d'Etat, who is a full member of the Court. In this case, the court is completed by a Conseiller d'Etat, alternate member.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article R3121-34

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in 2° of Article L. 3121-51, hours lost in the cases provided for in Article L. 3121-50 may only be recovered in the twelve months preceding or following…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Automatic registrations

Article A123-64

…ity undertaken cannot be carried on without administrative authorisation, with the exception of the case of non-renewal of that authorisation, the Registrar shall inform the competent administrative a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Objection to the hiring of apprentices

Article R6225-4

In the cases provided for in section 1, the Prefect's decision to object to the hiring of an apprentice is taken, where applicable, within three months of the expiry of the deadline set by the Labour…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Purpose of approval.

Article R6312-11

Approval is granted for the medical transport of sick, injured or parturient patients: 1° In all cases, as part of emergency medical aid ; 2° In addition, where applicable, to transport carried out on…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Furnished tourist accommodation

Article L324-1-1

…462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending law no. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986.III - By way of derogation from II, in municipalities where the change of use of premises inten…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-2

…dictment, where the investigating judge has ordered the decision to be entered in the ; in criminal cases, entry in the file is de jure, unless the examining magistrate gives a reasoned decision;6° A…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R70

The records in the automated national criminal record are deleted in the following cases: 1° Upon the death of the holder of the record, established in particular by the entry made in the civil status…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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