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Showing 41614170 of 23443 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 13 April 1999 · Cass. 1re civ. 13 July 2004 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 June 1971

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-40

…ence on Health and Autonomy in the cases provided for in Articles L. 6122-9, L. 6122-12 and L. 6122-13, includes the reasons for this decision and is sent to the applicant for the authorisation or to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to banking service providers

Article L773-47

…pplicable In the wording resulting from L. 571-1 law no. 2009-526 of 12 May 2009 L. 571-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 571-3 order no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 L. 571-4 Order no. 2021-1735…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to banking service providers

Article L774-47

…articles In the wording resulting from L. 571-1 law no. 2009-526 of 12 May 2009 L. 571-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 571-3 order no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 L. 571-4 Order no. 2021-1735…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-25

…s been adjusted. The provisions relating to the maximum number of renewals, set out in articles L. 1243-13 and L. 1243-13-1, do not apply.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-2

…Saint-Martin, the following days commemorating the abolition of slavery are public holidays: 1° 27 April in Mayotte ; 2° 22 May in Martinique ; 3° 27 May in Guadeloupe and Saint-Martin ; 4° 10 June i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R154-2

…s; 7° References to the external borders of the States party to the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 are deleted; 8° References to Regulation (EC) No 390-2009 of the European Parliament and o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personnel.

Article L5323-4

…ependence.The aforementioned employees are subject to articles 25 to 25 octies of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 relating to the rights and obligations of civil servants.Persons who occasionally colla…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Interception of correspondence sent by electronic communications

Article 100-5

…by the professional secrecy of the defence and counsel, provided for in article 66-5 of law no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain judicial and legal professions, except in the cases provid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff of hospital foundations

Article R6141-64

…be : 1° Civil servants working for a public legal entity mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants and placed in a position in accordance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Termination by agreement

Article R6152-432

…6 and compliance with the ethical obligations provided for inarticle 25 octies of law no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, article R. 4127-95 of the Public Hea…

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