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Showing 73117320 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Medical assistants.

Article R4623-25-2

Associate doctors are given the time and resources they need to carry out their duties and undergo the training referred to in article R. 4623-25. They may not be discriminated against on the grounds…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-20

…knowledgement of receipt, using the form attached to the fixed fine or increased fixed fine notice, and if it is accompanied either by a document showing that a prior deposit equal to the amount of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-27

…3142-19; 2° The time limits for informing the employer by the employee of the taking of the leave and its renewal, the length of the notice period in the event of the employee returning before the p…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Support for project development

Article 422-20

…t of bringing the total amount of public financial aid: 1° For feature-length cinematographic works and audiovisual works, to more than 50% of the final production cost of the work; 2° For feature-len…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Discipline

Article R6153-1-20

…rson concerned benefits from the elements of remuneration provided for in 1° of article R. 6153-1-7 and, where applicable, from allowances representing the benefits of accommodation, heating, lighting…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Foreign nationals entrusted to the child welfare service

Article L423-22

…day they turned sixteen will be issued with a temporary residence permit bearing the words "private and family life" for a period of one year, without the condition set out in article L. 412-1 being a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific measures applicable to the provision of services

Article L521-21

The costs resulting from the implementation of the measures provided for in articles L. 521-19 and L. 521-20 shall be borne by the service provider.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules for use and hygiene applicable to collective water misting systems

Article R1335-20

An order of the Minister for Health defines the technical and procedural rules for the application of this sub-section, aimed at ensuring health safety, in particular:1° Technical provisions applicabl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c: Other procedural acts

Article R40-21

If the application is dismissed, the appellant shall be ordered to pay the costs, unless the commission relieves him of them in whole or in part. The commission's decision shall entail compulsory exec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c: Other procedural acts

Article R40-22

…of the decision, to the first president of the court of appeal for transmission to the court that handed down the decision to dismiss, acquit or acquit. A copy of the decision is also sent to the pub…

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