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Showing 271280 of 66453 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 19-9-2007 n° 06-15.295 and Cass. civ. 3-10-2019 n° 18-22.945 F-D

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Management and information costs and costs relating to the tasks of skills operators

Article D6332-18

I.-The management, information and mission costs mentioned in article R. 6332-17 may not exceed a ceiling determined in the agreement on objectives and resources mentioned in article L. 6332-2. These…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-18

…this time off, calculated in accordance with article L. 3121-38, reaches seven hours. The day or half-day during which the rest is taken is deducted from the entitlement to rest in respect of the numb…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police.

Article D2573-18

The articles R. 2214-2 and R. 2214-3 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-18

…32-17 as well as the summary of public comments are communicated by the municipality to the Prefect and the Director General of the Regional Health Agency by 31 January of each year at the latest or,…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 7: Operating procedures of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article D2197-18

…ing or retired administrative judges or civil servants, with the agreement of the parties concerned and, where applicable, the authorities to which they report. The Chairman assigns cases to the rappo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-19

The Minister for Health shall maintain and make available to the public a register of medical biology laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement o…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Salary

Article D6325-18

The remuneration of the holder of a professionalisation contract aged at least 26, as provided for in article L. 6325-9, may not be less than 85% of the minimum remuneration provided for by the provis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 16: Interventional cardiology imaging procedures

Article D6124-185

…hall put in place a formalised organisation describing, depending on the situation, the indications and procedures for intervention by one or more doctors specialising in anaesthesia-intensive care in…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-18

The judgement is handed down in chambers. If the judgement is handed down immediately, a copy of the judgement is given to the convicted person and, where applicable, to his lawyer, against a signatur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal action by trade unions in the event of redundancies

Article D1235-19

The registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt sent to the employee indicates the nature and purpose of the action envisaged by the representative trade union organisation. It also states: 1° T…

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