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Showing 10511060 of 37517 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 11 December 2001 · Cass. com. 4 December 2012

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Information and prevention visit

Article R4624-11

…ks to which he may be exposed at work; 3° To make him aware of the preventive measures to be taken; 4° To identify whether his state of health or the risks to which he is exposed require referral to t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D71-114-2

…by the President of the local authority, showing expenditure which, having been committed before 31 December of the previous year, has not been mandated before the end of the financial year. This stat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-11

…third party addressed directly to the statutory auditor concerning one or more items of information.4. A distinction should be made between a closed confirmation request whereby the third party is ask…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for using the account

Article R4163-11

…o 500 euros towards all or part of the costs of vocational training actions carried out under 1° or 4° of I of article L. 4163-7; 2° Ten points entitle the holder to additional remuneration, the amoun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Establishments, services or organisations without an in-house pharmacy

Article R5126-110

…hospital use are supplied either by a pharmaceutical company in application of 8° of article R. 5124-45, or by an in-house pharmacy of a healthcare institution or a health cooperation grouping in acc…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-11

For the period between 9 June 2021 and 29 June 2021, the calculation rates are set at :- 170.46% when the revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 154.48% when the revenu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-11

I.-The calculation of group solvency takes account of the proportional share held by the undertaking referred to in the first paragraph of article R. 356-8 in its affiliated undertakings. This proport…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for legal entities.

Article L4741-11

…e limits set shall be liable to a fine of 18,000 euros and the penalties provided for in article L. 4741-14.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-11

…urposes or to favour another company or business in which they are directly or indirectly involved; 4. To use, in bad faith, the powers they possess or the votes they hold in this capacity, in a manne…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Ad hoc administrators appointed to represent minors held in waiting zones

Article R343-11

…it is not possible to appoint one of the persons appearing on the list provided for in article R. 343-2 or where this list has not yet been drawn up, the appointment of an ad hoc administrator pursua…

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