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Showing 54315440 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
Section 2: Comité régional de l'emploi, de la formation et de l'orientation professionnelles (Regional Committee for Employment, Vocational Training and Guidance)

Article L6123-4

…ing with Pôle emploi, the regional representatives of the local missions mentioned in article L. 5314-1, the organisations specialising in the professional integration of disabled people and the presi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article A311-4

…rson concerned and, where applicable, its subsidiaries, branches and the group to which it belongs; 2° An analysis of the consequences of a total or partial failure of the person or group concerned, b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Guarantee ceilings for insurance contracts.

Article R1142-4

The ceilings mentioned in Article L. 1142-2 may not be less than €8 million per claim and €15 million per insurance year.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Iterative defects

Article 494-1

In the cases provided for in the first to fifth paragraphs of article 494 and if justified by special circumstances, the court may, by a specially reasoned decision, modify the judgment against which…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Early repayment

Article L313-49

No compensation or costs other than those mentioned in articles L. 313-47 and L. 313-48 may not be charged to the borrower in cases of early repayment as provided for in these articles.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-45

…on to inform the borrower in the event of a change in the borrowing rate referred to in article L. 313-46 may be deprived of the right to interest, in full or in the proportion set by the judge.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union

Article R421-45

…ulti-annual residence permit bearing the wording "ICT seconded employee" provided for in Article L. 421-26, the minister responsible for immigration shall immediately inform the authorities of the sec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Temporary stoppage of work or activity.

Article L4731-4

If the employer contests the reality of the danger or the way to put an end to it, in particular when implementing the procedure for stopping work or activity, the employer refers the matter to the ad…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration.

Article R512-41

The total amount of funds corresponding to advances from the State held by a regional fund or union may not exceed ten times the total of its paid-up capital and, where applicable, the guarantee fund…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients.

Article R4127-46

When a patient requests access to his or her medical records through a doctor, the latter will take account of the patient's interests only and will recuse himself or herself in the event of a conflic…

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