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Showing 84818490 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Assessors

Article 252

When the session is opened, the president of the assize court may, if necessary, appoint one or more additional assessors.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation.

Article R2324-25

…or her supervisory role under article L. 2324-2, the doctor in charge of the departmental maternal and child protection service will ask the managers of the establishments and services covered by thi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for practising the profession of restaurant owner or similar or for fruit and vegetable retailers

Article R3262-26

The practice of the profession of restaurant owner or fruit and vegetable retailer required by the provisions of article L. 3262-3 is verified by the National Commission for Restaurant Vouchers referr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency.

Article L5211-39-2

…itiative draws up a document presenting an estimate of the impact of the operation on the resources and costs as well as on the personnel of the municipalities and public establishments of inter-munic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Post-exposure or post-occupational monitoring

Article R4624-28-2

…ng the visit provided for in article L. 4624-2-1, the employer shall inform his occupational health and prevention service, as soon as he is aware of it, of the cessation of exposure of one of the com…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Electronic offers and promotions

Article L132-26

Any breach of the obligations mentioned in articles L. 122-8 and L. 122-9 relating to promotional offers and operations by electronic means is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Voluntary appearance and summons

Article 390-2

…he summons provided for in Article 390 or notification of the summons provided for in Article 390-1 and the court hearing is less than two months and the accused or his lawyer have not been able to ob…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Hearings and conciliation measures

Article R141-22

The conciliation hearing takes place on the premises of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee, unless the conciliator decides otherwise. The conciliation hearing is not public. The parties…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Hearings and conciliation measures

Article R141-24

In the event of an appeal to the courts, the conciliation proposal is forwarded to the competent court by the chairman of the conciliators' conference. In the case of optional conciliation, the concil…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Hearings and conciliation measures

Article R141-23

The measures proposed by the conciliators are deemed accepted by the parties and must be applied as soon as they are notified. The parties may, however, object within fifteen days of such notification…

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