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Showing 50015010 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French Labour CodeIn force
Sole subsection: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-78

…before its end when the duration of the leave or the period of part-time work is six months or more and at least two months before this end when this duration is less than six months.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sole subsection: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-77

In the absence of the agreement mentioned inarticle L. 3142-129, the employee informs the employer by any means giving a date certain, at least three months before the start of the leave or the period…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sole subsection: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-79

…before its end when the duration of the leave or the period of part-time work is six months or more and at least two months before its end when this duration is less than six months.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R7345-7

…on the agenda. In such cases, they shall not be counted for the purposes of calculating the quorum and majority. II - The Chairman, the members of the Board of Directors, with the exception of those…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-7

Any filing that does not include the information provided for in Article R. 712-3 (1° a, b and c) and which is not accompanied by proof of payment of the filing fee. However, this inadmissibility can…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Operation.

Article L4523-7

The Health, Safety and Working Conditions Committee referred to in Articles L. 2315-36 et seq. is set up within the Social and Economic Committee.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial assistance for employees, company directors or managers

Article D7233-7

The beneficiaries of the financial assistance provided for in article L. 7233-4 are employees or agents of natural persons or legal entities governed by public or private law, as well as those mention…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events.

Article R762-7

Any change to the annual programme or to the main characteristics of the events included therein shall be the subject of an immediate amending declaration to the prefect under conditions identical to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Special rules for certain categories of intermediaries

Article L513-7

I.-The legal representatives, directors, employees and agents of the associations mentioned in I of Article L. 513-3 of this Code are bound by professional secrecy in the context of the tasks mentione…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Compensation for victims of injury resulting from contamination by the hepatitis C virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R1221-73

The Office will decide on the compensation claim within six months of the date on which it receives a complete file, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The decisions of the Office r…

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