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Showing 47114720 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Bookkeeping and deposit of funds.

Article R814-36

…receipt, its amount in words and figures, the name and address of the paying party, the name of the case to which this settlement applies and the cause of the settlement.

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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 D2564-10

…icle D. 2564-9, is complete, or will request the production of any missing documents. In the latter case, the deadline is suspended. In the absence of notification of the administration's response on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Specific provisions for mobile or portable equipment emitting ionising radiation

Article R4451-27

The provisions of this paragraph apply in the case of mobile or portable equipment emitting ionising radiation where the effective dose assessed at 1 metre from the source of ionising radiation is gre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-6

…nd blood test shall be carried out as soon as possible after the offence or accident. Except in the case provided for in article R. 3354-10, this period shall not exceed six hours. If it is not possib…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Help with adapting the workplace

Article R5213-35

…ent before being implemented. The minister has fifteen days from receipt of the order to review the case and decide on the application.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval and supervision of pre-orientation and vocational education centres

Article R5213-31

…training and, where applicable, agriculture, as well as the minister responsible for defence in the case of establishments managed by the National Veterans Office. Each year, the centres send an activ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Aid to strengthen the management team

Article R5213-38

…ent before being implemented. The minister has fifteen days from receipt of the order to review the case and decide on the application.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure applicable in the event of a preliminary question being referred by the industrial tribunal

Article R7342-16

When a case is referred to the court pursuant to the third paragraph of article L. 7342-10, the court clerk's office convenes the parties to the proceedings before the industrial tribunal to a hearing…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Access to documents

Article D8113-3

In the case of automated processing of nominative data for the purpose of keeping a register, the employer or the person responsible for the processing must provide proof to the Labour Inspectorate in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Addictovigilance

Article R5132-103

…a medicinal product or product mentioned in article R. 5132-98 must immediately report any serious case of pharmacodependence, abuse or misuse of this medicinal product or product of which it is awar…

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