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Showing 42514260 of 43523 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 18 April 1967 · Cass. civ. 25 March 1992 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 December 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 June 2011

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-9

The procedures established by the agents mentioned in article L. 1454-6 against a person mentioned in article L. 1453-4, on the basis of the offence defined in article L. 1454-7, are reported, as soon…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Other cases of recourse to expert appraisal

Article L2315-94

…or a major project modifying health and safety conditions or working conditions, as provided for in 4° of II of Article L. 2312-8; 3° In companies with at least three hundred employees, with a view to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-9

…awings appear in full in the earlier application and, where applicable, in the translation thereof. 4. If the applicant does not file the missing parts of the description or the missing drawings withi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Purpose and conditions of award

Article 211-91

…ubtitling and audio description files are subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Leasing

Article R753-9

…icable articles In the wording resulting from the decreeR. 313-3n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-4No. 2021-1887 of 29 December 2021R. 313-5no. 2023-369 of 11 May 2023R. 313-10n° 2021-1887 of 29 Dec…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-9

…er exercises his right of withdrawal; 3° Real estate credit agreements defined in article L. 313-1; 4° Life mortgage loan contracts as defined in article L. 315-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Employee advisor.

Article L1232-9

Time spent by the employee adviser away from the company during working hours in order to carry out his duties is treated as actual working time for the purposes of determining the duration of paid le…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 4: Hoteliers' liability

Article L311-9

Articles 1952 to 1954 of the Civil Code lay down the rules governing the theft of objects from hotels or hostels.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Travel documents

Article L561-9

Unless there are compelling reasons of national security or public order, a foreign national holding a valid residence permit who has been recognised as a refugee pursuant to article L. 511-1 and who…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article A322-98

…etres, the diving supervisor shall hold at least the teaching level 1 (E1) mentioned inappendix III-15 b. The dive master authorises divers with PE-12 qualifications to dive independently and dive gui…

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