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Showing 24212430 of 56490 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 29-1-2002

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rights of foreign employees.

Article L8252-1

A foreign employee employed in disregard of the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 8251-1 shall, from the date of his recruitment, be treated in the same way as an employee duly employed…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compensation for loss of revenue

Article 917-12

Exceptional aid will be granted in the form of direct allocations to distribution companies to compensate them for part of the loss of revenue they have suffered as a result of the measures restrictin…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional representation

Article L7111-11

The social and economic committee of any press company, daily or periodical publication, press agency or online public or audiovisual communication company is informed each year of its compliance with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Issue of the licence to practise.

Article R4221-13-1

I.-The Director General of the Centre national de gestion, on behalf of the Minister for Health, will issue the authorisation to practise provided for in article L. 4221-12, where applicable in the sp…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-16

Officers are empowered to carry out controls:of animal feed and foodstuffs excluding products of animal origin originating in or coming from third countries;of materials and objects intended to come i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local representatives

Article R1432-120-1

The local representative has a listening role at local level, particularly with regard to working conditions. He receives collective and individual complaints from employees. He may refer to the Agenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health centres.

Article L6323-1-11

I.-Prior to the opening of the health centre and, where applicable, one or more branches, the legal representative of the managing body of this centre shall submit to the director of the regional heal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-14

When the contested payment notice has been notified by the Agence nationale de traitement automatisé des infractions, the rectifying payment notice is notified by the same means. The municipality, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Actions and resources of members of multidisciplinary occupational health teams.

Article L4624-1-1

Where there is more than one employer, the monitoring of the state of health of workers in identical jobs is pooled in accordance with procedures defined by decree.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-12-1

I. - Articles L. 5121-8 and L. 5121-9-1 do not preclude the exceptional use of certain medicinal products for specific therapeutic indications under compassionate access when the following conditions…

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