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Showing 11211130 of 45952 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 31-3-2021 n° 19-25.903 F-D

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exchanges of information, documents and reports

Article D4625-32

The company sheet provided for in article R. 4624-37 is completed, where applicable, by the information provided by the occupational physician who leads and coordinates the multidisciplinary team of e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions, information and prevention

Article D3511-3

The date for the annual "No Smoking Day" event has been set for 31 May.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-3

For the application in Mayotte of articles D. 1432-2 and D. 1432-7, the references to articles D. 1432-1 and D. 1432-6 are replaced by the reference to article D. 1446-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article D2315-34

For the assessment of the threshold mentioned in 2° of article D. 2315-33, the annual resources are equal to the total of: 1° The amount of the operating grant provided for in article L. 2315-61 ; 2°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 199

The hearings are held and the judgment is delivered in chambers. However, if the adult defendant or his or her lawyer so requests from the outset of the proceedings, they shall be held and the judgmen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article D526-3

The amount stipulated in the fourth paragraph of II of article L. 526-19 is set at 250 euros.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article D2315-36

For the purposes of assessing the threshold referred to in Article D. 2315-35, annual resources are equal to the total of: 1° The amount of the operating grant provided for in Article L. 2315-61 ; 2°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D6211-3

I.-The result of the medical biology examination is validated by a medical biologist before any communication. The surname and first name of the medical biologist appear in full on the communicated re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Litigation

Article 1963

The provisions of Article 1962 are applicable: 1° To all deeds or contracts relating to the acquisition of land, even enclosed or built-up, pursued in execution of a regularly approved alignment plan…

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

Article D3121-33

The national harm reduction guidelines for drug users referred to in article L. 3121-5 are reproduced in appendix 31-2 to this code.

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