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Showing 77317740 of 60102 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 5-1-2023 n° 21-13.966 FS-B

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Control

Article R7122-11

I.-If the regional prefect for the location of the main establishment of the live performance company or the location of the public performance establishes that the activity does not comply with the l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Control

Article R7122-12

The publicity material and ticket sales for all live performances must mention the number of the receipt for the valid declaration of the live performance promoter(s) producing or presenting it.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Prohibitions

Article R7213-14

It is forbidden for anyone to offer paid employment to an employee when they know that the employee is on statutory annual leave.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Prohibitions

Article R7213-13

Persons on statutory leave may not accept paid work during their leave.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scope of application.

Article R4534-107

The provisions of this sub-section apply when work is carried out in the vicinity of electrical lines, pipes and installations: 1° Located outside premises and in the low-voltage A area (BTA), i.e. wh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R743-139-1

Salaried commercial court registrars are subject to the legislative and regulatory provisions relating to the exercise of the functions of commercial court registrar by natural persons, to the ethics…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission provided for in Article L. 311-5

Article R311-1

The committee provided for in Article L. 311-5 sits either in plenary session or in one of two specialised panels, the first for phonograms and the second for videograms. Each of these panels is chair…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5 : Stipulation of unequal shares.

Article 1520

The spouses may derogate from the equal division established by law.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5 : Stipulation of unequal shares.

Article 1525

The stipulation of unequal shares and the full allocation clause are not deemed to be donations, either in substance or in form, but simply marriage agreements and agreements between partners. Unless…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5 : Stipulation of unequal shares.

Article 1524

The attribution of the entire community can only be agreed for the event of survival, either in favour of a designated spouse or in favour of whoever survives. The spouse who retains the entire commun…

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