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Showing 39613970 of 61852 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 4 December 2013 · Cass. com. 15 November 2005 · Cass. com. 2 April 1974 · Cass. com. 13 May 1980

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-13

The penalty referred to in article L. 1142-10 is calculated on the basis of business income, as taken into account to determine the basis of assessment for contributions defined in article L. 242-1 of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1431-13

The Conseil supérieur de la prud'homie meets at least once a year, convened by the Chairman.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1441-13

I.-The Minister of Justice and the Minister for Employment shall set the timetable for the general renewal of the number of industrial tribunal members by means of an order published in the Journal of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation.

Article R1243-13

The person in charge referred to in Article R. 1243-12 and the interim persons in charge, as well as the person in charge of activities, shall hold diplomas entitling them to practise medicine or phar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article R1311-13

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to healthcare professionals when they perform acts of care. For these activities, they remain governed by the legislative and regulatory provisions applicab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scope of application

Article R1333-133

…to nuclear activities subject to declaration, registration or authorisation pursuant to articles R. 1333-108, R. 1333-113 and R. 1333-118 respectively.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary chapter: The commission for the examination of commercial practices

Article D440-13

The appropriations necessary for the Commission for the Examination of Commercial Practices to carry out its mission are entered in the budget of the Ministry responsible for the economy.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article R624-13

The application to revendicate an asset shall be sent within the period provided for in Article L. 624-9 by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the administrator if one has been appoi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-13

…ssation of payments is notified to the debtor, communicated to the persons mentioned in article R. 621-7 and is advertised as provided for in article R. 621-8.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedural bodies and supervisors.

Article R641-13

The duties of the official receiver and auditors end on the day on which the liquidator's end-of-assignment report has been approved.

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