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Showing 25612570 of 59430 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 5-1-2023

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article D2135-5

The accounts of the professional trade unions and associations thereof, and of the employees' or employers' associations mentioned in Article L. 2135-2 include a balance sheet, an income statement and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conseil national d'orientation des conditions de travail (National Council for the Orientation of Working Conditions)

Article R4641-5

The Conseil national d'orientation des conditions de travail : 1° Participates in the preparation of national and international strategic guidelines relating to health and safety at work, the improvem…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the curator.

Article 810-5

The receiver draws up a draft settlement of liabilities. The draft provides for the payment of claims in the order set out in Article 796. The draft settlement is published. Creditors who are not paid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4 : Start-up grant for self-employed activity

Article D5213-53

To qualify for the start-up grant, the disabled worker must satisfy the following conditions: 1° They must not have been convicted of any of the offences listed in Chapter VIII of Title II of Book I o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Regulatory part

Article Annexe 5

ANNEX 5 MENTIONED IN ARTICLE R. 142-35 PERSONAL DATA WHICH MAY BE RECORDED IN THE STATISTICAL AND MONITORING TOOL FOR RETURN AID PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article R6224-5

The provisions of articles R. 6222-4, R. 6222-5 and R. 6222-8 do not apply to medical laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R442-5

The representative of the Minister for the Economy referred to in Article L. 432-4-1 may object to the decisions of the Chief Executive Officer of the body referred to in Article L. 432-2 in the follo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Removal from the list of jobseekers

Article R5412-5

Removal from the jobseekers' list makes it impossible to obtain a new registration:1° For a period of one month when the breach mentioned in c of 3° of Article L. 5412-1 is noted for the first time. I…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: House arrest

Article L751-5

Foreign nationals placed under house arrest in application of article L. 751-2 must appear when summoned by the administrative authority, respond to requests for information and attend the interviews…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R1213-5

The ten representatives of the municipalities and their alternates are elected by the College of French Mayors, by a one-round majority list ballot, with complete lists submitted, without adding or de…

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