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Showing 50815090 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
Paragraph 3: Joint Committee

Article D7121-49

…presentative, the Minister for Labour will give a ruling under the conditions set out in Article L. 2121-2.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-6

By way of derogation from articles 41-4 and 41-5, when proceedings have ended in a final conviction handed down by an Assize Court, the Public Prosecutor or the Attorney General who intends to order t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-48

In application of I of Article L. 626-27, the matter shall be referred to the court for resolution of the plan by petition or, where applicable, in the form and according to the procedure provided for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-4

For its application in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, article L. 1311-4 reads as follows: "Art. L. 1311-4 -In the event of an emergency, i.e. an epidemic or other imminent danger to p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-4

…ility of the perpetrator of personal injury resulting from an accident as referred to in article L. 421-1, the guarantee fund may only be called upon to pay the compensation awarded to the victim or t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: Business formalities centres

Article A123-4

…declarant is authorised by the single body to transmit the single dossier mentioned in article R. 123-3 to the recipient bodies or, where applicable, to the authorities authorised to issue authorisat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-40

In addition to the information required by article L. 211-16, the offer of compensation must indicate the valuation of each head of loss, the claims of each third party payer and the sums due to the b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial inspection

Article R4451-44

…ts in the delimited areas and in the workplaces adjoining these areas in accordance with Article R. 4451-24, to the initial verification of: 1° The level of external exposure; 2° Where applicable, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: General obligations of the employer

Article R4544-4

…assessment shows that operating conditions make de-energising dangerous or technically impossible; 2° Operations carried out in the vicinity of bare live parts are limited to cases where it has not b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to certain local public services

Article L1852-4

In the exercise of their police powers, the mayor and the High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia implement the resources under the responsibility of the fire and rescue services under t…

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