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Showing 14211430 of 18340 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 27 Jan. 1987

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter XII: Action to combat discrimination.

Article 1263-1

…f association, to combat discrimination may bring legal actions arising from the loi n° 2008-496 du 27 mai 2008 on behalf of the victim of discrimination. The association must prove that it has obtain…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employees working the same shift pattern

Article D3171-5

…of working time applies under the conditions laid down in article L. 3121-44, or in article D. 3121-27, the notice shall indicate the number of weeks comprising the reference period set by the agreeme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Role of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-124

…raw up the annual occupational risk prevention report and programme provided for in Article L. 2312-27. II - Advice given by the radiation protection advisor under 1° of I of Article R. 1333-19 of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial responsibility

Article R1611-37

…014-873 of 4 August 2014 for real equality between women and men, and of the decree no. 2015-354 of 27 March 2015 relating to equal access for women and men to commissions and consultative bodies repo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Biological procedures used in medically assisted procreation

Article R2141-1-8

…les of good practice defined by order of the Minister for Health, in application of Article R. 2142-27.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 12: National competition.

Article R6152-302

…1-14-2, L. 6213-3, the first sentence of 1° of article L. 6213-2 or article 60 of law no. 99-641 of 27 July 1999 creating universal health cover. In all the cases listed in the previous paragraph, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article D526-30

…blish, at his own expense, the universal transfer of business assets provided for in article L. 526-27, in the form of a notice in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales or an anno…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-2

…f the Republic, of foreign enforceable titles pursuant to:- Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-3

…18-1, 222-23 à 222-33-1, 223-1 à 223-10, 223-13, 224-1 à 224-5, 225-7 à 225-9, 225-12-1 à 225-12-4,227-1, 227-2, 227-15 to 227-27-1 of the Criminal Code, where the public prosecution has been initiate…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R151-7

…tax agents", the words: "reporting to the State"; 8° The references to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on…

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