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Showing 13811390 of 51351 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 5-3-2014 n° 13-11.651 F-D

French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article D450-3

I.-The Minister responsible for the economy shall inform the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority of any investigations he wishes to undertake into facts likely to fall within the scope of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Dismissal of fewer than ten employees within a thirty-day period

Article D1233-3

In the event of redundancies for economic reasons involving fewer than ten employees within the same thirty-day period, the employer must inform the Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consum…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Tests of knowledge.

Article D4111-3

For the professions of doctor and dental surgeon, the jury, constituted by drawing lots, is composed of :1° Members chosen from the sections or sub-sections of the National Universities Council govern…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regulated commercial practices

Article D122-3

I.-When all the dishes offered by the professional are "home-made", the words "home-made" or "home-made" or the logo defined by order of the Minister for Trade may appear in a single place visible to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder.

Article D47-31

The public prosecutor or the public prosecutor shall notify the automated national criminal records department of judgments and rulings declaring that a person is not criminally responsible on account…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-33

The public prosecutor checks whether the person is a person convicted of a crime or offence mentioned in article D. 147-31 and against whom socio-judicial supervision has not been ordered. When this i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article D3131-3

To ensure compliance with the minimum daily rest period of eleven consecutive hours for employees who do not work to a collective timetable, the employer may set a daily period for the establishment,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Appeals to the Court of Cassation

Article D1462-3

The final jurisdiction of the industrial tribunal is 5,000 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Practice of the profession by postgraduate students, including when on leave of absence

Article D4131-3

The Conseil départemental de l'ordre may only grant authorisation if the postgraduate student concerned, including those placed on leave of absence, has attained the level of study set out in Appendix…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Regional Councils

Article L4312-5-3

An inter-regional council and a disciplinary chamber of first instance of the Antilles-Guyane order of nurses is responsible for nurses in French Guyana, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint-Martin and Saint…

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