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Showing 461470 of 35069 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 23-6-2021 n° 19-21.784 F-D

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D4163-6

The industry professional benchmark referred to in II of article L. 4163-2 is approved by a joint order of the ministers responsible for labour and social affairs after receiving the opinion of the Co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Haemodialysis centres.

Article D6124-68

The haemodialysis centre, defined in articles R. 6123-58 to R. 6123-60, has at least eight haemodialysis treatment units. The same haemodialysis station may not be used for more than three patients pe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exclusion of specialised cinemas

Article D311-6

An exhibitor may opt for the specialisation of a cinema provided that the majority of its programming, during the cinematographic quarter preceding that in which the option is exercised, consists of c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Harm reduction policy for drug users.

Article D3121-33-6

The medicines are kept in a place to which only the staff of the reception and support centre for harm reduction for drug users have access. They are stored under the conditions laid down in the marke…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Availability to healthcare professionals

Article D3134-6

The healthcare professional on secondment continues to receive all elements of remuneration relating to the job he/she previously held. The Agence nationale de santé publique reimburses the employer f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article D6242-6

Amendments to public contracts are forwarded to the State representative, accompanied, where applicable, by the deliberations authorising them.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COLLECTIVITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE COLLECTIVITY

Article D6342-6

Amendments to public contracts are forwarded to the State representative, accompanied, where applicable, by the resolutions authorising them..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article D1423-65

The number of compensable hours that an industrial tribunal member may claim to have devoted to studying the cases referred to in 2° of article R. 1423-55 may not exceed the periods set out in the tab…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-67

The trader shall keep, where appropriate in dematerialised form, a duplicate copy of the documents communicated to the consumer for a period of two years.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Pre-project studies

Article D2171-6

The purpose of the preliminary design studies is to :1° Specify the general composition in terms of plan and volume;2° Assess the internal volumes and external appearance of the structure;3° Propose p…

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