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Showing 35013510 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declaration of public interest and protection perimeter

Article R1322-18

When the application is deemed to be in order and complete, it is submitted to a public enquiry. This is carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in Chapter IV of Title III of Book I of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Fate of preserved gametes and germ tissue

Article R2141-18

The person whose gametes have been collected or retrieved and stored pursuant to I of article L. 2141-12, with a view to the subsequent provision, for his or her benefit, of medically assisted procrea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery of undue benefits and administrative penalties

Article R5426-18

Pôle emploi may, if the debtor does not dispute the undue nature of the payment, recover the undue payments referred to in Article L. 5426-8-1 by deduction from future benefits, up to a limit of 20% o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-18

An intern who is obliged to cease his duties for health reasons may benefit, at the end of the leave mentioned in articles R. 6153-14 to R. 6153-17, from additional unpaid leave of a maximum duration…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Training activities

Article D6313-3-2

…who may act as a tutor; 3° The introduction of reflective phases, separate from the work situations and designed to use the lessons learned from the work situation for teaching purposes, which enable…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-18

The functions of mayor, deputy mayor, town councillor, chairman and member of a special delegation entitle the holder to reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of special mandates.Expen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-183

The Extraordinary General Meeting sets the period during which the options must be exercised. The rights resulting from the options granted are non-transferable until the option has been exercised. In…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-19

…estion or, where this is lower, the collective working time or the time stipulated in the contract, and the number of hours worked over the said period. For the application of this article, the legal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-19

…y considers that the requirements set out in Regulation (EU) No 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 are not being met, it may, at any time, request that changes be m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-18

…822-10 or the authorisations mentioned in article A. 822-11. He also keeps a file for each trainee and each training supervisor.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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