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Showing 85418550 of 30455 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. avis 20-10-2022 n° 22-70.011 B

French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Takeover bid

Article L2312-47

…the event of a significant change in the information presented to the social and economic committee between the announcement and the filing of the offer, any opinion issued by the social and economic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-2

Midwives may, under conditions laid down by decree :1° Prescribe certain vaccines, the list of which and, where applicable, the persons likely to benefit from them are determined by an order of the Mi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Obligations of third parties

Article 1687

Landlords and, in their place, the main tenants who have not, one month before the term set by the lease or by verbal agreements, given notice to the public accountant responsible for collecting direc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article A225-2

To issue the opinion referred to in a of II of Article R. 225-105-2, the independent third-party body shall examine the information referred to in I of Article R. 225-105. Where applicable, it shall i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of unemployment insurance agreements

Article R5422-17

…e provided for in article L. 5422-23, the Prime Minister may approve the agreement where the favourable opinion of the Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-2

The enforcement of sentences office provided for by article 709-1 is run by one or more registrars or agents of the registry of the judicial court or the court of appeal. When the sentence is handed d…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other effects

Article L722-12

In the event of a direct debit notice being rejected after notification of the admissibility decision, the credit institution, electronic money institution or payment institution that holds the deposi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV - GEOLOCALISATION

Article R53-40-2

The separate file authorised by the liberty and custody judge includes the documents he lists, the investigating judge's request, the public prosecutor's opinion and, where applicable, the investigato…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article R4451-1

The provisions of this chapter apply whenever workers, including the self-employed, are likely to be exposed to a risk due to ionising radiation of natural or artificial origin. They apply in particul…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients and newborn babies.

Article R4127-330

Subject to the provisions of article L. 1111-5, a midwife called upon to provide care to a minor or an adult subject to a legal protection measure with representation of the person who is not capable…

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