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Showing 40714080 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-73

…ormation required by the first paragraph of article R. 225-66, the following information:1° A clear and precise description of the procedures that shareholders must follow to participate and vote at t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission de conciliation et d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales.

Article R1142-7

The chairman of the commission and his deputy or deputies are appointed by order of the Minister of Justice. In the case of administrative judges, the appointment is made on the recommendation of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Liquidation

Article 788 bis

Property collected by an heir or legatee pursuant to Article 1002-1 or the second paragraph of article 1094-1 of the Civil Code are deemed to have been transmitted gratuitously by the deceased.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article L5427-7

…e entered into an agreement with the public establishment, as deliberated by the Board of Directors and approved under conditions determined by decree. The decree establishing the public body shall al…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article D5427-7

…inancial year, the organisations listed in article D. 5427-4 draw up an operating account, a profit and loss account and a balance sheet. After approval of these documents by the Board of Directors, a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-74

…the establishment, the maximum number of employees likely to benefit simultaneously from the leave and the deadlines mentioned in 4° of article L. 3142-73 within which the employee must send his requ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-70

In an emergency, the employer is not obliged to give reasons for refusal, and silence does not constitute agreement.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-71

At the end of the international solidarity leave or following its interruption for reasons of force majeure, the employee returns to his previous job or to a similar job with at least equivalent pay.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-72

At the end of the leave, the employee will provide the employer with a certificate issued by the association or organisation concerned stating that the mission has been completed.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Action on the working environment

Article R4625-7

The conditions under which the occupational physician and, under his authority, the health professionals of the temporary work agency have access to the workstations used or likely to be used by tempo…

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